Or Vanecek when he is healthy again! No long term comittiment. Gets us out from Pickard and hopeflly Rodrigue is ready to step in next year if the Czech goalies shit the bed. They can all push Stu. Eg. look at Vladar and Wolf. Wolf is the star but Vladar is holidng his own and they are not screwed if Wolf falters or gets injured.It's heatthy crease competition. We don't have that... at all.
I don't think Vancek is as good of an option for the Oilers style of play to Dostal and Vejmelka, but I could be wrong. He's played behind better d corps than Dostal and Vejmelka but has higher highs and lower lows in that time. Dostal and Vejmelka are more consistent with less desirable situations, but perhaps that also contributes to them being harder to acquire. As mentioned, Oilers need someone who can peak at the right time with the situation they have. Longer term is a bonus. I think Dostal and Vejmelka are more likely to be safer bets for peaking at the right time. Vanacek is a little more uncertain.
Dostal and Vejmelka have performed well in a situation where the d corps is below average for NHL rosters due to talent or injuries. Vanacek has always played in slightly better situations that is closer to the Oilers situations vs worse situations. If acquired, I think all 3 guys will fit into the Oilers current short term and longer term cap situations (tight).
Vanacek has been between .911 and .890 in situations where he is shot on more (NJD and Washington). Higher highs and lower lows in a slightly better situation (albeit I might be remembering how bad the injuries got for NJD). He's holding down a .899 right now on a Sharks team which isn't bad since the Oilers would be an upgrade to what he's currently playing behind, but I'd have concern with his sv% variations due to his time on the Caps and NJD. Maybe that concern is misplaced though. He's the easiest to acquire, but I don't know if he's much better than someone like Vladar if added to the Oilers roster. IMO it'd be highly uncertain that Vladar would be an upgrade to Pickard on your roster. That's how I'd feel about Vanacek.
Vejmelka has historically been consistently around .900 (just a hair underneath), but he's played a pretty heavy load behind the Yotes/UHC team that has had a lot of movement and one of the leagues weakest d corps. UHC has finally upgraded their d corps and I'd say that they might be on par with the Oilers this season. Vejmelka is currently holding a .915 right now for UHC with that upgraded d corps. Prior to this season, the Oilers d corps would easily have been an upgrade to what he was playing behind. Ingram has taken the bigger load but has the worse sv%. Oilers probably have to put up a decent package for UHC to listen because I think UHC wants to actually compete. But because they have a fall back option in Ingram, I think they'd potentially consider it and take Pickard back if the assets offered can match other objectives.
Dostal has been consistently a hair over .900, but he's also played less games vs the other two and his regular workload has recently caught up with/started to exceed the other two. The Ducks d corps had been downgraded and the group will perhaps be good but is currently too young with a terrible system. The Oilers d corps would arguably be an upgrade to the Ducks right now if not comparable, but I think the Ducks are being outshot by a bigger factor than the Oilers due to system. Dostal is currently holding a .924 and he's played 13 games this season to Vejmelka's 7 and Vanacek's 10. I'm not even sure the Ducks would want to let Dostal go as he'd be Gibson's heir, so you'd probably have to front a ton to get the Ducks to even listen. But because they technically have a fall back option in Gibson, I think they'd potentially consider it and take Pickard back if the assets offered can match other objectives.
The fact all 3 guys are Czech goalies is just a coincidence. But I know you have a soft spot for those guys.
