Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier scores $8.3 million, two-year deal

The Maple Leafs announced today that the club has signed goaltender Jonathan Bernier to a two-year contract extension. His new contract is worth $8.3 million according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

The $4.15 million average annual figure ranks Jonathan Bernier 24th among National Hockey League goalies and places him in the same salary range as Ondrej Pavelec, Steve Mason, Craig Anderson, and Devan Dubnyk.

The settlement Sunday got here after Bernier and the Leafs went to team-elected wage arbitration however earlier than the arbitrator might hand down a ruling.

Bernier, a native of Laval, Que., had a 2.87 goals-against average and.

At this stage of the offseason it’s unlikely that the Toronto Maple Leafs will be able to pull off a deal for captain Dion Phaneuf.

However, if Bernier manages to out-perform his contract over the subsequent two seasons and has the leverage of unrestricted free company looming after the…

Bernier was originally selected by Los Angeles with the 11th overall pick in the 2006 draft.

With such disparity between his first two seasons as a full-time starter, the 26-year-old nonetheless has fairly a bit to show. It was a big step back from his performance in 2013-14, which was his first season with Toronto after being acquired via trade from the Los Angeles Kings.

I want to be part of the Maple Leafs and this rebuild.

What two years gives the Leafs is time as they are remade under president Brendan Shanahan, the new-look front office and coach Mike Babcock.

Bernier will start the year as the incumbent first-string goalie, while backup James Reimer is a UFA at season’s end.

“Hopefully he has a year that pushes us, that is the organization, to speak to him next summer and looking for long term”, Lamoriello said.