Kraken give goalie Joey Daccord 5-year, $25M deal

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 9, 2024, 01:00 PM ET

CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.

The Seattle Kraken are committing to goaltender Joey Daccord long term, signing him Wednesday to a five-year contract worth $5 million annually.

Daccord was set to be an unrestricted free agent after this season. He was entering the final season of a two-year deal that saw him earn $1.2 million annually.

There has been a run on goaltenders getting new contracts, with Daccord on the lower end of the long-term deals. The Boston Bruins ended their stalemate with Jeremy Swayman on Sunday, agreeing to an eight-year deal worth $8.25 million annually. Swayman tied New York Islanders star Ilya Sorokin for the fourth-highest AAV among NHL goalies.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Ottawa Senators signed Linus Ullmark to a four-year deal worth $8.25 million annually to match what Swayman, his former goalie partner and close friend, received from the Bruins. Ullmark was traded to Ottawa in the offseason and had a year left on his contract worth $5 million annually.

Those deals also come with the understanding that a new benchmark will likely be set when New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, also a pending UFA at the end of the season, signs a new contract.

Daccord’s deal is the latest development for a goalie who joined the team in the Seattle expansion draft with the intent he would serve as a third goaltender.

Injuries and inconsistencies from other netminders over the past few seasons opened the door for Daccord to make the jump from a third option to someone who could win games.

The 2023-24 season saw Daccord finish with several career highs en route to going 19-18-11 with a 2.46 goals/against average and a .916 save percentage. It led to the former Arizona State star becoming one of the major reasons why the Kraken entered late January with a shot of potentially making the playoffs. A lack of consistent scoring dashed those aspirations.

The Kraken now have Daccord and Philipp…

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Author : Ryan S. Clark

Publish date : 2024-10-09 18:17:12

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