The New Jersey Devils have re-signed goaltender Nico Daws to a two-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.
The deal will see Daws earn $775,000 at the NHL level and $350,000 at the AHL level, with $465,000 guaranteed in 2024-25. In the second year of his contract, Daws will make $850,000 if he is in the NHL. Additionally, the first year of Daws’ agreement is two-way, while the second year is one-way.
Drafted by the Devils in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft, Daws saw time with the Devils and Utica Comets in 2023-24. In 21 games for New Jersey, he posted a 9-11-0 record, 3.15 GAA and .894 SV%. While with the Comets, he posted a 2-6-2 record with a 2.89 GAA and a .890 SV% in 10 starts.
With the acquisition of Jacob Markstrom to go alongside Jake Allen, Daws will have a hard time playing minutes with the Devils next year. Although he spent more time in the NHL than the AHL last season, Daws will likely be the Comets’ starter when the season begins in the fall.
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