Devan Dubnyk, Wild Agree to New Contract: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

The Minnesota Wild have locked down their new franchise goaltender, Devan Dubnyk, to what sources are telling ESPN's Pierre LeBrun is a six-year, $26 million deal. 

The Wild officially announced the deal on July 4.

Dubnyk rose from little-known netminder to Vezina Trophy finalist after his stellar 38-game stretch of starts with the Wild, following his trade from the Arizona Coyotes in January 2015. The 29-year-old went 27-9-2 in those consecutive starts, a franchise record, carrying the Wild to the playoffs. 

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They lost in the Western Conference semifinals to the Chicago Blackhawks after defeating the St. Louis Blues in the first round. 

Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher spoke with TSN's Frank Seravalli about Dubnyk's future with the club: "We're not asking him to duplicate what he did this year every year. Maybe that's not realistic, but we believe he can be a real good goaltender in this league. He's right at the stage in his career where he's ready to take off."

"The most exciting thing for me is knowing I get to be part of a really good hockey team for a long time," Dubnyk told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, via NHL.com. "Getting a chance to play with that group of guys last year was the best experience for me. I’m real excited."

Dubnyk was drafted 14th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2004 and did not make his NHL debut until 2009. In four seasons with Edmonton he went 61-76-21. He was sent to the Nashville Predators at the end of the 2013-14 campaign, appearing in only two games before joining the Coyotes at the beginning of the 2014-15 season. 

His overall record last season with both the Coyotes and Wild was 36-14-4 with a 2.07 goals-against average. Now that the Wild have tied down the NHL's most desired unrestricted free agent, they can now continue to focus on building their young team into a Western Conference threat. 

Stats courtesy of NHL.com.