The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed RFA goaltender Louis Domingue to a 2-year contract worth $2.30 million, with an AAV of $1.15 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2019-2020 season.

The expectation is to have Domingue be the backup to Andrei Vasilevskiy.

We have also signed Louis Domingue to a two-year contract worth $1.15 million per season.

Glad to have you back, @domingue35! https://t.co/WhfRr6t9NC

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 22, 2018

Louis Domingue Re-Signs With Lightning

Over his five year NHL career, Domingue has played for the Arizona Coyotes and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Louis Domingue came over to Tampa Bay in a trade that sent Michael Leighton back to the Arizona Coyotes. Tye McGinn was sent to the Coyotes in the deal. He has put up a 34-44-8 career record in 96 career appearances with 77 career starts. He also has a 2.98 goals against average, .907 save percentage, and 2 shutouts.

Louis Domingue came into relief during a game in the 2018 playoffs for the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he didn’t let in a goal. Besides that, he has never started or played in an NHL playoff game before.

Last season Domingue played in 7 games for the Coyotes. He went 0-6 with a 4.33 GAA and a .856 save percentage. When traded to the Lightning, he put up a 7-3-1 record with a 2.89 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.

What This Means For The Future

Domingue has never been looked at as a starting goalie in the NHL. When the 2017-18 season kicked off, Domingue definitely had his struggles and it showed. He left the team after not being able to secure a single win for them as a backup. Although you cannot put all the blame on Domingue, he played for a very mediocre team before being traded.

When traded to Tampa, Domingue found his game. It makes sense, Tampa Bay is a much better team compared to Arizona. When being put in front of a better defense core, it is no surprise that his game stepped up quite a notch.

The signing is a low-risk deal. Louis Domingue clearly showed he can be a backup for the time he was in Tampa. General manager Steve Yzerman decided to roll the dice on him.

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