A veteran goaltender will give some insurance between the pipes in Manhattan for at least one more season.
On Sunday, the New York Rangers announced they are signing Jonathan Quick to a one-year contract extension, with an AAV of $1.275 million. The deal includes a 20-team no-trade clause.
Quick is currently playing under a one-year deal, with an $825,000 cap hit, that he signed with the Blueshirts on July 1 last summer.
Many thought it was a gamble for the Rangers to take on an aging veteran like Quick. The 2012 Conn Smythe winner was the third goaltender for the Vegas Golden Knights team that won its first Stanley Cup last spring. However, the 38-year-old is turning back of the clock with some of his performances this season, giving the Rangers quality starts when Igor Shesterkin has needed a couple of days off.
That has proven to be key in the Rangers’ success this season, as the team currently sits atop the Metropolitan Division, six points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes.
So far this season, Quick is 13-5-2 with a 2.45 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage and two shutouts. The Milford, Connecticut native has won four of his last five starts.
Quick has picked up 388 wins in his 16-year career, just three away from tying former Buffalo Sabre Ryan Miller for the most wins by an American goaltender in NHL history (391). In 774 career appearances, Quick has a 2.47 GAA, a .911 SV% and 60 shutouts. He is 49-43 in 92 playoff starts, with a 2.31 GAA, a .904 SV% and one shutout.
Quick is a two-time NHL All-Star, winning two Stanley Cups with the Los Angeles Kings before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 1, 2023. He was effectively moved to the Golden Knights the following day.
After losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a shootout on Saturday night, the Rangers (40-17-4) are scheduled to host the Florida Panthers on Monday night. The Blueshirts are two points back of the Panthers for the best record in the Eastern Conference, and the entire NHL.
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