Rangers Re-Sign Jonathan Quick: The Numbers Behind the 38-Year-Old's Resurgence
The New York Rangers and backup goaltender Jonathan Quick agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension. Jacob Stoller reacts.
The New York Rangers have re-signed one of their most clutch performers in the 2023-24 season.
Rangers GM Chris Drury announced the team re-signed backup goaltender Jonathan Quick to a one-year contract extension. The deal reportedly carries an annual cap hit of $1.275 million, a small raise from Quick’s current cap hit of $825,000.
The deal includes a 20-team no-trade clause and a $25,000 signing bonus if he makes 20 starts and posts a .915 save percentage, according to PuckPedia.
After a 2022-23 season where the Los Angeles Kings, the franchise he spent parts of 16 seasons and won two Stanley Cups with, traded him, there was no telling how effective Quick would be in his late thirties. But to almost everyone's surprise, the 38-year-old from Milford, Conn., has been fantastic for the Blueshirts this season, posting a 13-5-2 record and two shutouts in 21 games. And while starting netminder Igor Shesterkin is back in form, Quick held the fort during some of Shesterkin's shakier stints.
“Everyone here kind of rallies around what he’s doing for us right now,” Rangers captain Jacob Trouba told The Athletic in early February.
Quick has also recorded a .916 save percentage, two shutouts and the third-best goals saved above expected per 60 minutes of 0.627, according to moneypuck.com (minimum 15 games played). He ranks sixth in save percentage and goals-against average (2.45) among goaltenders who have played at least 20 games.
In 774 career games, Quick has a .911 save percentage and a 2.47 goals-against average with a 388-282-86 record. Since making his NHL debut in 2007-08, only Marc-Andre Fleury has recorded more shutouts than Quick's 60. Throughout the course of his career, Quick has been a three-time NHL all-star, a two-time Vezina Trophy finalist and a Jennings Trophy winner.
Quick is also just three wins away from tying Ryan Miller for the most among all-time by an American goaltender.
Quick won his third Stanley Cup last year as the Vegas Golden Knights’ backup.