Jaroslav Halak signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday for $1.5 million and another $1.5 million in performance bonus eligibility.
The 36-year-old goalie was 9-6-4 with a 2.53 goals-against average, .905 save percentage and two shutouts in 19 games (17 starts) for the Boston Bruins last season.
Selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round (No. 271) of the 2003 NHL Draft, Halak is 281-173-62 with a 2.48 GAA ,916 save percentage and 52 shutouts in 539 games (517 starts) with the Bruins, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues and Canadiens. He is 17-20 with a 2.48 GAA and .919 save percentage in 39 Stanley Cup Playoff games (37 starts).
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Halak will replace goalie Braden Holtby, who had the final season of his two-year, $8.6 million contract ($4.3 million average annual value) contract bought out by the Canucks and signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.
The Canucks also signed defensemen Travis Hamonic ($3 million average annual value) and Luke Schenn ($850,000 AAV) each to a two-year contract, and forward Brandon Sutter to a one-year contract worth $1.125 million.
Hamonic, who turns 31 Aug. 16, was an unrestricted free agent. He scored 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in 38 games with the Canucks last season. Selected by the New York Islanders in the second round (No. 53) of the 2008 NHL Draft, he has scored 198 points (40 goals, 158 assists) in 675 regular-season games with the Canucks, Calgary Flames and Islanders, and four points (one goal, three assists) in 22 playoff games.
Schenn was an unrestricted free agent. The 31-year-old scored four points (two goals, two assists) in 38 regular-season games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season, and one goal in eight playoff games to help them win the Cup.
Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round (No. 5) of the 2008 NHL Draft, Schenn has scored 152 points (33 goals, 119 assists) in 797 regular-season games with the Lightning, Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Maple Leafs. He has scored six points (three goals, three assists) in 31 playoff games and also won the Cup with the Lightning in 2020.
Sutter, who was an unrestricted free agent, scored 12 points (nine goals, three assists) in 43 games with the Canucks last season. Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (No. 11) of the 2007 NHL Draft, the 32-year-old has scored 289 points (152 goals, 137 assists) in 770 regular-season games with the Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Hurricanes, and 18 points (nine goals, nine assists) in 50 playoff games.
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