San Jose agrees to two-year deal with new goalie Adin Hill

SAN JOSE >> The Sharks got a big piece of their offseason business done Wednesday, coming to terms with goalie Adin Hill on a new two-year contract and avoiding salary arbitration.

Hill’s contract carries an average annual value of $2.175 million, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Hill was a restricted free agent with arbitration rights and had filed for salary arbitration on Sunday.

“We’re pleased to get Adin under contract solidifying our goaltending position for the coming season,” Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement.

The Sharks acquired Hill, 25, and a 2022 seventh-round pick from the Coyotes last month for goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second-round pick.

Last season, Hill, who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 202 pounds, went 9-9-1 record with a .913 save percentage. In 49 career NHL games, all with the Coyotes,

Hill is 19-21-4 with a .909 save percentage and a 2.79 goals-against average.

Hill has never been a No. 1 goalie for a full NHL season, but the Sharks are bullish about his potential.

“Just a guy that’s in that right age group, that is up and coming. He’s going to be able to take this opportunity I think and run with it,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner said last week of Hill. “He big, he’s quick, athletic, all the things that you want in a goaltender.”

With the deal, the Sharks now have their goalie tandem under contract for the next two seasons.

The Sharks signed James Reimer to a two-year, $4.5 million contract on July 28, the first day of NHL free agency. The day before, the Sharks bought out the final three years of Martin Jones’ contract. Jones then signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Flyers.

“It’s going to be a competition every night for everybody in any position,” Boughner said. “Both (Hill and Reimer) are going to see plenty of ice and have great opportunities.”