Around the NHL 2024-25 regular season

[dgibb10]

I think I figured out why we didn't trade for Ullmark.

 

[My3Sons]

Bruins only lost once last night. A little disappointing but I'll take what I can get.

I enjoy the ongoing righteous indignation about the Bruins.

 

[HBK27]

Just taking a quick peek at next summer's UFA goalie market and it is kinda ugly, so it made sense for Ottawa to extend Ullmark although knee jerk thought is that 8.25 mil is a bit stiff.

For Ullmark, there probably weren't many plausible landing spots. Colorado/Vegas will be hunting for a new starter potentially, but both probably won't have the cap space for an expensive goalie.

Sens had to get a deal done with Ullmark. There's no way they were going to allow him being unsigned hang over their heads all season or risk seeing him walk for nothing next offseason and having to start the goalie search up all over again. Ullmark's camp probably did well by waiting until after the Swayman situation played out (not to mention Shesterkin's situation).

Keeping the term down was probably more important to Ottawa than the AAV. They did well limiting it to 4 seasons up until Ullmark is 35. I think Ullmark would've had more than enough suitors next offseason if he went UFA, but struggling with the move to Ottawa and their system and/or a higher workload is also a risk.

Markstrom always made more sense for us (especially retained) to not only keep the cap hit down (Ullmark was always gonna get $7M+), but also leave an opening for one of our many young goalie prospects to (hopefully) eventually take over. Not sure how the goalie prospects look in Ottawa's system, but it has to be a relief for them to have the starting position addressed for he foreseeable future.

 

[Bleedred]

The Daccord contract is for FIVE years? That means it don't end for SIX more years?

WUT!?

I saw the $5 million, but thought it was gonna be for 3 years, not 5 lol.

Adin Hill didn't even get this much in term, nor dollars after winning the cup lol.

You'd have to think Grubauer is already an expected buyout for next offseason. Grubauer is pretty much exactly what Cory Schneider was by 19-20. Even right down to the same age! Well, he's actually roughly 8 months younger than Schneider was heading into the 19-20 season. But that was year 4 of Cory's decline, this is likely to be year 4 of Grubauer's decline. The only difference is that Cory was spending more time on IR by that point (Grubauer spent enough time on it last year) and Cory was also better before his decline than Grubauer ever was.

 

[dgibb10]

Sens had to get a deal done with Ullmark. There's no way they were going to allow him being unsigned hang over their heads all season or risk seeing him walk for nothing next offseason and having to start the goalie search up all over again. Ullmark's camp probably did well by waiting until after the Swayman situation played out (not to mention Shesterkin's situation).

Keeping the term down was probably more important to Ottawa than the AAV. They did well limiting it to 4 seasons up until Ullmark is 35. I think Ullmark would've had more than enough suitors next offseason if he went UFA, but struggling with the move to Ottawa and their system and/or a higher workload is also a risk.

Markstrom always made more sense for us (especially retained) to not only keep the cap hit down (Ullmark was always gonna get $7M+), but also leave an opening for one of our many young goalie prospects to (hopefully) eventually take over. Not sure how the goalie prospects look in Ottawa's system, but it has to be a relief for them to have the starting position addressed for he foreseeable future.

Yeah if the Sens burned ANOTHER 1st on a 1 year rental while missing the playoffs that would be brutal. Even if he isn't worth the contract, it doesn't look as bad as the debrincat and chychrun debacles

 

[JrFischer54]

Pretty happy with our goalie situation right now.

Fitz gonna keep drafting two goalies a year with these prices lol

Our goalie situation is great. Two legit veterans that can handle the workload and nice cap hits and flexibility to walk away in two years. Now if they end up being good ? Only time will tell

 

[HBK27]

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