<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations">Washington Capitals</a> backed up the truck for their No. 1 netminder, but did they pay a little too much?</p>



<p>On Monday, the team signed goaltender Logan Thompson to a six-year contract extension. The deal, set to kick in next season, will have an AAV of $5.85 million.</p>



<p>The right-handed catching backstop has certainly earned a new deal. At just a $766,667 cap hit, Thompson has been playing fantastically this season, and is a reason the Caps are challenging for the Metropolitan Division title. </p>



<p>Through 27 games, the 27-year-old has a record of 22-2-3 with a 2.09 goals-against average, a .925 save percentage and two shutouts. If he continues to play at this rate, Thompson will have a career year in most categories.</p>



<p>However, are the Capitals overreaching? Sure, Thompson has played well, and was a fairly reliable goaltender over his tenure with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations">Vegas Golden Knights</a>, but what if this season is a flash in the pan? </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="160"></div>



<p>On <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTIieTfXbF4">Tuesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE</a>, Tyler Yaremchuk and Matt Larkin discuss if Washington is paying too much money for Thompson.</p>



<p><strong>Matt Larkin:</strong> I’ve had so many thoughts over the past 24 hours. He’s such a good story – shoutout to USports – He was traded by the Golden Knights while he was in the building signing autographs…so it’s great to see him performing so well. He’s, at worst, the No. 2 candidate for the Vezina Trophy. He actually leads the NHL in goals saved above expected per 60, so you could argue he’s been the best goalie in the league.</p>



<p>I do ask – why now? His career-high starts is 42. $5.85 million…is that going to be a higher price when you take him to free agency. I don’t know if it’s going to be much higher, given his sample size. I feel like it’s a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to the Mackenzie Blackwood signing…maybe Washington’s trying to jump the market. I just don’t understand why they have to do it now.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="175"></div>



<p>It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens to his game now, psychologically, for the rest of the season now that he’s got his big contract.</p>



<p><em>You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…</em></p>



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