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Given the market for goalies is already small odds are it'll be even smaller next year. Before that Calgary & TML will already have a goalie in place. Most others will either have decided which to keep so the market will be only those that see MAF as an upgrade. A 3rd rounder is better than zilch &/or being stuck with that contract for 2 more years should LV like other goalies (or a different exposed Pengie player as they can only lose 1) more.
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He is but he's coach (Tim Murray is GM) so isn't in charge of trades. Sabres gave up a 1st & took on Legwand to get Lehner although Lehner & MAF would be an interesting tandem.
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With a very limited market & other goalies (including Bishop for just 0.15 more) expected to hit the market the Pengies have 2 options. 1) Stand pat 2) Accept low offer to fill skaters spots & sign a cheaper vet to cover in case Murray stumbles.
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Scrap Dupuis's 3.75 & the Pengies are @ 70.55 with 13 forwards, 6 D 7 2 goalies. A flat cap or decrease leaves them in a spot. With accelerator used they have a little room. Kunitz is now a complimentary player paid 3.85. For the $s & acquisition cost there are better options for other teams than a 36 yrar old.
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He's way high on what the Flames should give up with so few teams looking for a goalie. Same on cost of re-signing Bishop. The market sets the price.
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Same. The Pens had a spot where he wasn't "the guy" while in Calgary (or ant Canadian city) he would have remained in the spotlight. Even with the salary retained we don't have 6.8 cap space sitting idle & the equal in players given up would hurt us more as we are building towards a SC while the Pens were trying to get 1 while they still had those core players they ditched so hard for. Now they are in serious cap trouble & the outlook of a flat/minimal raise or even drop in the total leaves them in a worse place than Chicago after their cup wins as the Hawks had good complimentary players to trade in years where the cap was expected to rise.
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Who else would the Pengies trade to overcome their cap problem? Crosby/Malkin? Doubtful. Letang with his injury & suspension history @ 7.25 x 6? Murray looks capable enough & actually plays well in big games (see MAF's 2 games these playoffs) making Fleury the most expendable/trade likely.
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I covered it in more depth in the trade suggestions thread but the Pengies need to shed salary while an expansion draft would lead to more goalies in the market. @ 5.75 x 3 MAF would be 1 of the more expensive out there. A 2nd is too high considering Pittsburgh's situation.
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I read up on that today & the NMC only covers waivers & demotions. He also has to submit a list of 18 teams acceptable to being traded to. It's even mentioned in THN under Rumor Roundup.
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I'm not fond of either but would take Reimer if he came with a smaller cap hit. MAF might get you to the playoffs but fades once there. The knock is he fades under pressure (& he'd see even more during the regular season in the west. So that playoff remark is in question as well. Canada hasn't produced top goalies recently so MAF has Olympic Gold playing 0 games.He was the "WTF, 1 hurt & 1 playing bad just in case option". @ 5.75 x 3 he's a big hit. Forget what I said about trading a 3rd & unwanted contract. If the Pens want to get rid of him for cap reasons (& that 5.75 is a lot for a backup while Murray goes RFA next year) they get the full brunt of the Raymond contract for a year while if Fleury doesn't work out this year we can expose him in the draft hoping LV sees his regular seasons as worth while to keep them up there with the 25th team as they ice a team of 7th forwards & 4th Ds backed by (well) backups.
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Add to that the Pengies have 73.9 invested in 22 players with the only relief in sight being Dupuis (3.75 ) going back to LTIR. With the escalator probably being used the cap projects @ 72.8 letting them squeak but with no room for FAs & little to re-up their depth players like Beau Bennett while using yet another rookie on D. Therefore anything they get without retaining salary should be gold to Pittsburgh. But, I've no real confidence & Fleury so would wait & see what others become available & use MAF as plan B. Also, with the Pens in a cap jam they'll get antsier to move him as the summer wears on. Instead of a couple of 2nds & a prospect @/prior to the draft) as little as a 3rd & our unwanted prospect (roster space) will look good in a very limited market later. A rare case of patience being rewarded in the hockey world.
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If true he would have signed in Calgary 2 years ago & if he was that good he'd be with Gaudreau now rather then a 3rd liner. Monahan seems to be doing just fine centering JH & the 2 seem to get along pretty well off ice as well. Hayes probably wants a raise for his 36 & 45 point seasons so I'd trade F/A for his RFA rights. If NYR re-signed him to a cap friendly contract I'd look @ him but the Rags need cap friendly decent players more than we do. Hayes doesn't fill a need. Get over the romantic notion that ex-linemates in little league will be magic. It makes as much sense as the idea having 2 brothers (or players by accident of birth coming from the same country) on the same team = magic.
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Russell @ 2.6 was a good pickup for a playoff run. Dallas gave up decent parts they could afford to lose as they were determined to go deep. But the cap rears it's head so if Russell expects a big raise the market will probably disappoint him (& his agent) because he's just a good depth defense that can play bigger minutes if/when needed but not 1 to be counted on to do that full-time.
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Since he graduated to pro I've noticed that when his workload goes up his GAA does as well while his SV% drops. He can start a few games in a row if necessary but isn't the guy you want starting the majority.
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Neuvirth was a heck of a good backup last year @ 1.6. How do the Flyers replace that @ =/lower cost? Colborne's rights & that 2nd (if it was Calgary's own) would probably do the trick. In fact you could leave Colborne out of it & use the rights in a separate trade. He's a dang good backup but if you're looking @ him as a starter you're looking @ the wrong guy.
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Anyone else having a problem where the board keeps signing you in & out? I can be asked to sign in, read a thread as a lurker & it signs me back in. Strange.
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I had 2 days where I could not log in here. Error page not found type message. I was able to get around that once by logging in on Oilers Board and then entering here but it logged me4 off shortly after.
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Reimer & his agent will be looking for $5 million but with the possible expansion draft likely opening up trades where teams would have preferred to keep both their goalies they'll be waiting a long time. A lot of goalies that would go on the trading block if expansion is confirmed carry a lower than $5 million cap hit while having a better track record.
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Don't get me wrong as I'd be happy to add Bob or Koposalo but can't see a reason for the BJs to part with either of the tandem. For 8.1 combined they look pretty good. If Korosalo looks as good next year we'll probably see Bob on the trading block by trade deadline if Columbus looks like they'll miss the play offs as he needs a raise for 2017-18 off that ELC. Unfortunately we need a goalie now.
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Good call. I was pretty big on Bob & POed when stupid Homer traded him. I just don't see the BJs handing the reins to Korpisalo just yet as the only experienced pro goalie on the team is McElhinny. Korpisalo has 31 NHL games which doesn't speak of being ready . That would put Columbus in the position of needing to sign a goalie for 2-3 years. So they end up with Stajan, a different (maybe lesser goalie) & a small cap saving they don't need to rely on. I'd like to get Bob in a Flames jersey but need to play Devil's Advocate.
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There was no 1st rounder involved in the Talbot trade. It was a 2nd, 3rd & a swap of 7th rounders. Calgary still ended up with 3 picks in the 2nd so 1 or both (or 1 & a decent prospect to make up for the pick being later than the Oilers might have turned the trick. A flip of 7ths? Who cares. No. Going into camp with 3 good goalies might work but having 3 that aren't & hoping 1 might be isn't smart.
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I'd be looking @ Filip Gustavsson with 1 of our picks in the 2nd.
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0.920 & 0.905 is a big difference. Say a goalie faces an average of 30 SA (fairly low) he allows 2.4 goals a game . The other allows 2.85. For a starter playing 50 games that's 22.5 GA in the course of a season that could/would have a big effect on the "W" column. Of course a lot depends on the quality of the SA. A good defensive team in front of a goalie limits both the quality & # of SA so that factors in. A great D masks a lot but if a team has largely offensive D-men the goalie better be above average.
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Having seen more of MAF than I care to watching eastern games I dispute the playoff performer part. There's a reason (lack of good Canadian born goalies) he got named to the Canadian Olympic team as worst case scenario insurance but was designated popcorn eater. Re: bolded, there are many retired goalies to serve as goalie coach & be better mentors.
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Of course. Now you have 31 teams with 15 instead of 14 in the west while 16 remain in the east. If QC were added @ the same time & a team move to the west there would be balanced conferences. Best case scenario is add LV & QC @ the same time & find a western buyer for a money loser in the east.
