Rangers’ Jonathan Quick to Return Next Season After Inking One-Year Extension
Veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick is officially set to return for his 19th career NHL season in 2025-26.
The 39-year-old netminder will continue his playing career next season after he put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension worth $1.55 million the New York Rangers announced Wednesday. He was previously set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Quick signed a one-year, $1.275-million contract last off-season, returning for his second season with the Rangers. His new deal includes a $1 million base salary for 2025-26 and a $550,000 signing bonus.
There’s also an additional $300,000 in potential performance bonuses, per DailyFaceoff’s Frank Seravalli. Here’s the official breakdown:
- $25,000 for 35 games played
- $50,000 for 40 games played
- $50,000 for 20 regular-season wins
- $100,000 for 25 regular-season wins
- $75,000 for 20 starts with a .915 save percentage or higher
Quick also receives a modified no-trade clause in his extension, which allows him to block a trade to 20 clubs – the same as his current deal.
New York’s goaltending tandem of Quick and starter Igor Shesterkin – signed through 2033 on an eight-year, $92-million contract extension – is now set beyond next season. This move provides cost certainty for a Rangers organization that’s endured a roller-coaster 2024-25 campaign and hopes to become a top-tier threat in the East again a year from now.
The long-time Los Angeles Kings goaltender has posted a 9-6-2 record across 21 games during his second season with the Blueshirts, recording a 3.14 goals-against average and a .896 SV percentage with three shutouts.
While it’s been a respectable showing from Quick, those results are a considerable step down from last season’s production, which included a 2.62 GAA, .911 SV percentage and a pair of shutouts amidst an 18-6-2 record in 27 appearances. He also ranked 16th out of 65 qualified goaltenders league-wide (min. 20 games) in goals saved above expected (9.8), per MoneyPuck.
The Milford, Conn., native recorded his 400th career NHL win earlier this season, becoming the winningest U.S.-born goaltender in league history. He also became the second American netminder to make 800 career appearances, joining John Vanbiesbrouck (1981-02).
Prior to joining the Rangers, Quick spent 16 seasons out West with the Kings from 2007-23, leading them to a pair of Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and ‘14. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner won his third title with the Vegas Golden Knights two years ago after being rerouted in a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
For his career, the 6-foot-1 netminder owns a 2.49 GAA and a .911 SV percentage with 63 shutouts in 801 contests split between the Kings, Golden Knights and Rangers.
Despite retooling their roster ahead of last Friday’s trade deadline, New York remains in the hunt for a playoff spot amidst the Eastern Conference’s crowded wild-card chase. They enter Wednesday’s slate two points back of Columbus for the final postseason spot.
After dropping Tuesday’s tilt to the Winnipeg Jets, losing 2-1, the Rangers will continue their three-game road trip with a stop versus the Minnesota Wild on Thursday before facing the Blue Jackets in Saturday’s pivotal showdown.
-Thomas Hall
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