Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | The Slow Crawl to the Season
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The goalie they have is a huge risk to perform at historical worsts of all time.
dahrougem2
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The Avs reportedly being in on Askarov last Summer leads me to believe they aren't as confident in Georgiev as you think.
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Fowler among vets still in play for Ducks — The Fourth Period
Cam Fowler remains available in Anaheim, along with 3 forwards on expiring contracts.
www.thefourthperiod.com
Go get them both.
No no, that's fine, just get the goalie. Let someone like the Leafs go and get Fowler and live to regret it.Fowler among vets still in play for Ducks — The Fourth Period
Cam Fowler remains available in Anaheim, along with 3 forwards on expiring contracts.
Go get them both.
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Traded the right guy or traded the guy Buffalo GM asked for. If he asked for Girard instead of Byram for Mittelstadt, you don’t think CMac would do it? I think he’d do it in a second
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Their faith in Georgiev is now fully restored. He’s starting again tonight and Kahkonen is on waivers
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dahrougem2
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Nah, he's a RHD and Malinski has been quite good this season.
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Tommy Shelby
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A good chunk of this board underestimated how much management was willing to do at the deadline as well.
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Askarov was a possible long term solution.
Georgiev was likely always the starter.
Personally, I think it’s highly doubtful we go after a starter. If anything, it’ll be a 1Bish type.
As has been pointed out repeatedly, that will not work with Georgiev.
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Who cares? He’s in the final year of his contract. This is his last run.
Upsetting him is no longer a consideration. The long term ramifications of upsetting Georgiev no longer exist. If he’s unhappy, it won’t matter, he won’t be here next year.
Any other season, this would’ve been a consideration because they had him under contract for future years and needed him.
That’s over now.
I don't give a shit about his feelings, I care that his play would be adversely affected so it makes any attempt at a tandem situation pointless.
Bottom line, you cannot have him be a 1A or a 1B. Not gonna work. Bring in another goalie and have him heading the other way. If Joonas frickin' Korpisalo can be moved, than any goalie can be moved.
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I think we’re simply having a misunderstanding on the 1B portion. I don’t expect them to acquire a guy that will share the crease with Georgiev. More like a guy borderline capable of taking over should Georgiev completely fall apart.
Georgiev would still be the starter.
Obviously, if they acquire a starter with Georgiev going the other way, that’s ideal. I was simply stating from the start that i don’t believe the Avs will actually do that. Would be nice if they did.
Example of a guy like Jake Allen. Not a starter but ideally better than a 20 game backup.
dahrougem2
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Any trade for a goalie likely involves sending Georgiev the other way for salary purposes, plus he's on an expiring deal so there is no commitment after this season.
They have to get a guy who moves the needle, Allen won't do that. The minute they DO get a guy who moves the needle, George is gonna freak the f*** out, so it's a Catch-22 situation. They get a guy who doesn't threaten Georgiev, they're still at Square One, they get a guy who is even perceived to supplant him, he's gonna freak the f*** out.
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This is under the assumption that someone who moves the needle is available? And the Avs what is needed to get him.
If not, what’s the alternative?
We already know one guy who's available (Gibson). Just depends on how/if they can make the money work. Won't be easy because Verbeek is the most stubborn GM in the league and he works for the cheapest owner in the league.
As others have said, more goalies will become available as the season wears on. Teams are going to begin dropping out soon. IMO getting another career backup ain't gonna cut it. They've got to get a starter, and any of them who are available will have red flags.
The ultimate roll-of-the-dice-and-hold-your-breath guy would be Merzlikins, but even I'm not crazy enough to think that's anything more than a massive, massive gamble.
