Realistically, what is next for Cossa? He turns 20 in November, so I believe he would be AHL eligible.
What is the best development path for a goalie? It has been a while since we were successful at it.
Being starter at Griffins and then get some callups to NHL.
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When Andrei Vasilevski was 20, he finished KHL. Signed 3-year ELC.
First 2 years, was split at AHL and NHL.
Became a starter on his 3rd ELC year, and before the 3rd year Yzerman already signed him to 3-year bridge worth 3.5M.
Was starter from his last ELC-year + those 3 at bridge. Total 4 years.
Vasilevski did win Stanley Cup on his last year of the bridge deal. Before the SC year, he was already signed to his 8-year extension with current 9.5M caphit. He is on the 2nd year of that deal currently.
I don't think Cossa is the next Vasilevski, and is at least a year or two behind Andrei's development curve, but that could be the ideal path.