The Islanders have put their trust in goaltender Thomas Greiss with 3-year contract extension

The New York Islanders seem to have put their full trust in goaltender Thomas Greiss, as on Monday evening it was announced that the 31-year-old has signed a three-year contract extension.

Greiss is coming to the end of his two-year, $3 million deal signed in 2015 when he was brought in to back up Jaroslav Halak. The new contract extension is a $10 million, three-year deal that will give Greiss a $3.33 million average annual salary over the next few years, according to CapFriendly.

This news comes one month to the day after the Islanders waived Halak, their starting goaltender for the past few seasons. Halak, however, was prone to injury and Greiss opened the door for himself after posting a .925 save percentage in 41 games in relief last season.

That effectively put an end to the Islanders’ three-goaltender rotation experiment over the last two years, made of Halak, Greiss, and waiver pickup Jean-Francois Berube. Thanks to injuries and a strange sense of loyalty, the Islanders held on to all three goaltenders on the roster at the expense of others. Now, however, the problem seems to have shifted to their minor league affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, who carry four goaltenders on their active roster.

Greiss has bounced around the league in his eight-year NHL career, with the Islanders being his fourth team. This is the first time, though, that Greiss will assume the role of a team’s starter. Berube will now back up Greiss, as the Islanders are finally free of their three-goaltender rotation.

In his eight-year career, Greiss holds a .919 save percentage. So far through 25 games this season, Greiss has improved to a career-high .928 save percentage.