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Braden Holtby Signs With Dallas Stars

July 28, 2021 at 11:23 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 6 Comments

The Dallas Stars have brought in another veteran goaltender, signing the recently bought out Braden Holtby on a one-year contract. Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports that it will be a $2MM deal for Holtby, which certainly raises some further questions about the health of Ben Bishop.

One of the more unpredictable moves of the day, Dallas now finds themselves with four NHL-caliber goaltenders for the coming season in Holtby, Bishop, Anton Khudobin, and Jake Oettinger. Oettinger is still waivers-exempt, if the Stars want to go that route, while Bishop’s injury could see him back on LTIR, leaving a tandem of Holtby and Khudobin. The team may also plan to trade one of Khudobin or Bishop.

Whichever way the Stars go, it seems Holtby will play an important role for the team in 2021-22. While his short stint with the Vancouver Canucks did not go well, Holtby is still a decorated NHL netminder and at 31 should still have plenty of gas left in the tank. As a short-term, relatively low-money gamble, Holtby could be a nice addition as a reclamation project. If he returns to form, the Stars will have at least two good goalies no matter which direction they go. If that isn’t enough to get them back into the playoffs, then he also becomes a valuable trade chip in February. Compared to some of the other contracts handed out to goaltenders today, Holtby’s new pact looks like a wise investment, even from a team without an apparent need in goal.

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  1. Gbear

    4 years ago

    But why?

    Reply
  2. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    4 years ago

    So, who is getting traded out of Dallas’ crease?

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  3. pawtucket

    4 years ago

    Bishop, Holtby, Ott, Khub…

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  4. Nha Trang

    4 years ago

    Eeesh. There already WERE questions about Bishop’s health. Can’t raise red flags over Dallas taking precautions.

    Granted, I would’ve gone for Halak myself: how about bringing in a GOOD goalie for that money?

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  5. tsc32

    4 years ago

    Unless both Bishop and Dobby are out, this makes no sense. Otter is ready and proved it last season.

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  6. rangerfan4ever

    4 years ago

    Holtby? Why? He sucks. He is way overrated I can’t believe this. Even with Bishop probably being out. This guy will not help

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