The Vancouver Canucks have signed free agent goalie Braden Holtby on Friday to a two-year contract worth an annual average value (AAV) of $4.3 million US.
Holtby, 31, is coming off a five-year deal with the Washington Capitals worth $30.5M.
OFFICIAL: <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Canucks</a> sign goaltender Braden Holtby (<a href=”https://twitter.com/Holts170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Holts170</a>) to a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $4.3 million. <a href=”https://t.co/d245fXXB7i”>https://t.co/d245fXXB7i</a>
—@Canucks
The goaltender, from Lloydminster, Sask., won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender in 2016, and won a Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018.
Holtby started 47 regular-season games for Washington last season, posting a goals-against average of 3.11 and a .897 save percentage.
Holtby’s signing means unrestricted free-agent goaltender Jacob Markstrom is not likely to return to Vancouver.
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