Brawndo Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said: I can't fault KA for not getting Talbot as we didn't have a goalie to send back. If Comrie is the plan however, KA better step up with a big overpay as rumour has it Toronto interested in adding him as well. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, dudacek said: It’s not like you have a monopoly on this. No, but KA is going to have to be a mastermind to figure this out at this point Quote
Taro T Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, Brawndo said: How do they pull that off? They've got something like $5.6MM of cap space left and only 16 skaters under contract. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Taro T said: How do they pull that off? They've got something like $5.6MM of cap space left and only 16 skaters under contract. They don’t have to be under the cap until the day final rosters are set for opening day. Quote
Taro T Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 Just now, GASabresIUFAN said: They don’t have to be under the cap until the day final rosters are set for opening day. Realize that. Don't care about where they are cap-wise now. But barring some major move that will likely once again cost them a 1st, they're still cuurrently sitting with only $5.6MM in cap space with 3-5 skaters to add. Dropping at least $2.5MM of that off to upgrade the backup (or slide Murray to backup) doesn't give them much wiggle room. Especially if they try to keep the standard $2-3MM of space on opening day they need to still move more salary out to fit Comrie (or anybody else) in. Didn't they also want to try to fix the dysfunction they call a D-corps? Quote
Thorner Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said: I can't fault KA for not getting Talbot as we didn't have a goalie to send back. If Comrie is the plan however, KA better step up with a big overpay as rumour has it Toronto interested in adding him as well. I’ve heard that rumour is balderdash Quote
Brawndo Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thorny said: I’ve heard that rumour is balderdash 1 Quote
Taro T Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Thorny said: I’ve heard that rumour is balderdash Seems somebody needs to get a clue. Quote
PerreaultForever Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Thorny said: I’ve heard that rumour is balderdash Could be. It was on TSN That's Hockey. idk. Quote
Buffalonill Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Thorny said: This totally went over my head the first time. Well done. 1 Quote
dudacek Posted July 13, 2022 Report Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 2 weeks ago Athletic writer Eric Duhatschek published a list of the 30 players most likely to be traded this summer. There were a lot of goalies and they’re still out there. Maybe we aren’t out of this yet. 25. Jonathan Quick, Kings Quick is interesting. He basically won back the starter’s job in LA this past season, but Cal Petersen’s contract extension that pays him like a No. 1 goalie ($5 million per season for three years) starts in the fall and will likely be given every opportunity to show that last year’s struggles (.895 save percentage, 2.89 GAA) were an aberration. Quick on the other hand is going into the final year of a contract that counts $5.8 million against the cap. If the Kings want to be aggressive in free agency or the trade market (Fiala would be a good fit there), then almost $11 million is too much to tie up in two goaltenders. Buffalo is seeking a new No. 1. Quick might be a good fit there. Or if not Buffalo, then Washington. 26. John Gibson, Ducks Gibson’s wish to stay in Anaheim has been stated for the record, but he only has limited control over that (a 10-team no-trade list). Anaheim aggressively moved out players at the deadline, but instructively, only those on expiring contracts. Gibson is signed for five more years at $6.4 million — pricey, but worth it if your evaluation is he can be a top five-to-seven goalie in the NHL again after faltering the last couple of years. With new GM Pat Verbeek in place and an operating philosophy modeled after mentor Steve Yzerman, there’s no genuine way of knowing if the trade chatter is real or imagined. It feels real. Doesn’t mean anything will necessarily come of it. 27. Ilya Samsonov, Capitals Washington is in the market for a true No. 1 after dividing the job between Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek last year. Gibson and Quick have both been previously linked to the Caps. If the Caps can pull a deal off, then Samsonov likely heads the other way. 28. Mackenzie Blackwood, Devils See Samsonov (above). If the Devils legitimately make a deal for a more experienced starter, then it’s a signal they’re likely moving on from Blackwood, who would probably be going the other way in a potential deal. 29. Semyon Varlamov, Islanders Varlamov is another intriguing case. Like Quick, he’s got a year left on his contract and earns too much ($5 million) to be cast as a back-up, which is what he is now, with Ilya Sorokin’s ascendancy into the starter’s job. And while he makes a good insurance policy on the Island, and had a genuine off year last year, he had a 2.04 GAA and a .929 save percentage the season before and in those two Islander runs to the Stanley Cup semi-final, won 18 playoff games. He could be the sort of short-term fix for a contender in the same way Darcy Kuemper was for the Avalanche this past year. 30. James Reimer, Sharks If the Sharks go with Adin Hill and Kaapo Kahkonen as their goalie tandem next year, then Reimer will have value to any team looking for a reliable back-up. Reimer had a .911 save percentage in 48 appearances for the Sharks last season and demonstrated he could carry a heavier workload if necessary. He’s 34 and signed for one more year at $2.25 million. The Islanders and Kings make sense if they are looking to make adds elsewhere and not if they are unable to. Reading about the Sharks cap issues, it would seem to me Reimer and the Sabres would almost be a no-brainer after dust settles elsewhere. Edited July 13, 2022 by dudacek Quote
French Collection Posted July 14, 2022 Report Posted July 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Good luck with that. Quote
Taro T Posted July 14, 2022 Report Posted July 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, French Collection said: Good luck with that. Well, if Grier wants a Shark Tank, that'd be a good start. 4 Quote
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