UnkleKraker
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I may be the only one who doesn't remotely want Swayman. I just don't think spending that kind of money on any goalie works. Cleary Georgie wasn't the right budget move but I think that move might be out there yet.
how many goalies have we've been through in the past 8 seasons? I'm with you and also subscribe to the 'don't overspend on goalies' but I'm starting to get PTSD and we have the most unpredictable tabdemin the league at the moment. With Annunen now and Nabokov on the way you can have peace of mind (and one of the best goalie tandems in the league for the next ~4-5 years at around 9M total. With a rising cap, that's some nice peace of mind.I may be the only one who doesn't remotely want Swayman. I just don't think spending that kind of money on any goalie works. Cleary Georgie wasn't the right budget move but I think that move might be out there yet.
It's a moot point but really, going cheap on the goaltending and settling for average talent only works if the team in front of those goalies is talented enough and deep enough to overcome their shortcomings. The Avs are talented enough (arguably) but they ain't deep enough by any measure. They have to rethink their approach to goaltending because this simply isn't good enough.I may be the only one who doesn't remotely want Swayman. I just don't think spending that kind of money on any goalie works. Cleary Georgie wasn't the right budget move but I think that move might be out there yet.
Rants is getting 12m/yr, Swayman is around 8 big differenceBringing in Swayman and giving him the money they're about to give Rantanen is the kind of move that would build my faith in this management staff.
In other words, never going to happen
What else are they adding for Rants? Rants is a top 15 player in the NHL. Sway has less than 150 games played and was a 1B backupSounds like George and Rants to me. They can control the cost of Rants to the tune of 12M over 8 years.
What else are they adding for Rants? Rants is a top 15 player in the NHL. Sway has less than 150 games played and was a 1B backup
Rants is getting 12m/yr, Swayman is around 8 big difference
What else are they adding for Rants? Rants is a top 15 player in the NHL. Sway has less than 150 games played and was a 1B backup
There's no way the Avs would move Rants and they won't get Swayman. They have shown they are not willing to pay a high dollar for a goalie since they got burned on Varly. Given Swayman will cost maybe a top 5 contract at his position, but at least a top 10 one... seems radically against the Avs' MO.
That's fair. I don't think Boston would do this if they couldn't sign RantsSwayman is team controlled and Rantanen is less than 10 months away from getting the biggest UFA contract in the history of the NHL.