Khudobin sticks with Stars, Sens give Murray big money
Goalies are dominating the early headlines of 2020 NHL Free Agency, including the Dallas Stars signing Anton Khudobin, and the Ottawa Senators giving Matt Murray a stunning contract.
Stars sign Khudobin to three-year contract
Heading into 2020 NHL Free Agency, many expected Anton Khudobin to be priced out of Dallas. Nope, apparently not.
The Stars found a way to sign Khudobin, 34, to a three-year contract. Pierre LeBrun reports that the contract totals $10 million, so the cap hit would be about $3.33M per season.
LeBrun shared the interesting structure of the deal:
Khubodin deal is finalized with Dallas: three years and $10 M total.
year 1, $2.5 M
year 2, $3.75 M
year 3, $3.75 M— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 9, 2020
No doubt, Khudobin became more prominent in the hockey mainstream during the Stars’ run to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. For those who zoomed out, they