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The Bruins apparently are still doing their business even while Bubble hockey continues, as they announced just at the end of the first period that they had signed backup goaltender Dan Vladar to a 3 year, $750,000 AAV contract, presumably during a TV Timeout:
Vladdy is locked up.
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) August 24, 2020
The #NHLBruins have signed @danvladar to a three-year contract extension.
Full details: https://t.co/Rm0TicOww1 pic.twitter.com/kXEALKkJlc
The first two years of the deal are two-way, with the final one being one way. Given that Vladdy’s hell of a rebound year in Providence (posting a league-leading .939 in 25 games) and continuing to improve in nearly every level he ends up in, it only makes sense that the B’s want to see what this young man has by the potential end of both Rask AND Halak’s contracts (Both are up by the end of 2020-21). He joins Swayman and Keyser as the signed goalies through 2021-22.
Good on you, Vlad! Great to have you around! And let the speculation on the #1 of the future...B E G I N.