Is It Remi Poirier's Net Now? Dallas Re-Signs Pending RFA on Two-Year Deal

(Credit: Andy Nietupski/Texas Stars)

The Dallas Stars announced this afternoon that goalie Remi Poirier has been signed on a two-year, two-way contract. 

The pending restricted free agent had an excellent playoffs as he staked himself to a 2.19 GAA and 0.919 SV%. He notched a shutout to boot as he took the net for the majority of Texas' postseason run.

The move signals that Dallas intends to continue Poirier's time in Texas as he matures into a third option for the big club. The next big question for Poirier's future is who else signs in Texas. Last year, Dallas signed Magnus Hellberg, which signaled that Poirier was not going to be the third option. Indeed, while Hellberg was not officially called up all year, he was the third goalie on the trip to Finland in November. If a Hellberg-type goalie is signed, it's not a good sign for Poirier's third goalie hopes.

On the other hand, if Texas qualifies Ben Kraws and does not sign another netminder, it signals the opposite. It will be primarily Remi's net with Kraws backing up.

For anyone hoping for a Hellberg return, reports out of his native Sweden during the playoff run had him returning to Europe. After the season ended for Texas, it was confirmed, and Hellberg was announced on a three-year deal with Djurgårdens.

Here's the release:

Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has signed goaltender Remi Poirier to a two-year, two-way contract, which begins in the 2025-26 season and runs through the 2026-27 season.

Poirier, 23, posted a 17-11-2 record with a .908 save percentage, 2.50 goals-against average and three shutouts in 31 games played with the Texas Stars (AHL) this season. The 2024-25 season saw Poirier set AHL career highs in save percentage, goals-against average, shutouts and wins (tied) while finishing the year ranked 13th among qualified goaltenders in goals-against average. The 23-year-old was named the AHL’s Goaltender of the Month for the month of March after going a perfect 7-0-0, becoming just the second netminder in Texas Stars history to win the monthly award (Brett Krahn, November 2009). Poirier also appeared in 10 Calder Cup Playoff games, notching a 5-3 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.19 goals-against average en route to helping the Stars to reach the Western Conference Final. Among goaltenders to play in at least six playoff games this postseason, Poirier ranked eighth in the AHL in both save percentage and goals-against average.

In 85 regular-season AHL games, the six-foot-two, 210-pound netminder has amassed a 43-32-8 record with a .906 save percentage, 2.86 goals-against average and four shutouts.  Poirier also appeared in 23 games for the Idaho Steelheads – the ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars – in 2022-23, earning ECHL All-Rookie honors after posting a 19-2-1 record with a .928 save percentage and 2.07 goals-against average in those games.

Prior to making his professional debut, Poirier played four seasons (2018-19 to 2021-22) for the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The Garnham, Quebec native was originally selected by Dallas in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.