The Sharks have Hill, Kahkonen, and Reimer. They don’t need to swap goaltending. They need to pick between Hill and Reimer and trade them this summer. Vlasic probably has a spot next season given the team’s moving of Middleton and Knyzhov being out all season.
And there’s no room for Petry with Burns and EK already on the right with Merkley more than deserving a spot and Meloche deserving a spot.
I’d buy Petry out if there’s no belief he can be a second pairing guy. Easier buyout at the least.
I think the sense is that the hole hasn’t been filled in net though. The Kahkonen trade should be proof of that. Hill hasn’t been great this year and has struggled to stay healthy. Reimer played well above his career avg - but is also aging and isn’t going to be a long term solution. Kahkonen is still relatively young, but hasn’t shown he can be a starter yet. Sub .910 save percent over a 55 game NHL career.
Not when Price is 34 and has missed a whole season. Big contracts in net are just awful when they can’t be depended upon from year to year.
Why would Habs do such a terrible trade??
Again, Why would Habs trade a LTIR contract vs one who'd they need to keep in their books? Makes zero sense whatsoever. Habs don't need the cap space they are rebuilding
They wouldn't but unless someone is willing to do such a terrible trade that Vlasic would waive his NMC for, he will be kept or bought out. The Sharks wouldn't do some Vlasic for Price sort of trade.
Habs would't either. Vlasic's value is a LOT more terrible than Price.
Vlasic is still legitimately third pairing quality in the NHL but those are a dime a dozen. The Sharks would only be able to get rid of him if they had the equivalent of four first rounders to move with him or take back a similarly bad contract. There’s a few but the Sharks would probably look at a forward to make it worthwhile or they’ll just wait until next summer when they may need space to re-sign Meier assuming he would agree to terms.
I mean are we sure Price will come back the same player? Who says he doesn’t come back and want to play but he’s actually not great? I’m not saying Habs should do the trade I just think counting on him to be a 1G is at least a bit optimistic and not really realistic. Sharks have really no reason to trade Vlasic for anything that adds cap or term. If that’s the case, we just buy him out.
Price also hasn't been a great goalie since the 2018-19 season. The Sharks need a great regular season goalie to have a real shot at the playoffs. If they aren't getting that, and they aren't with Price, they need to keep their commitments to the positions short and cheap.
Again, this is why I said it's a bit of a gamble there. Price does give you good steetches of hockey when it matters the most. And maybe Reimer & Co haven't been abysmal, but the point remains that Price either playing well, or on LTIR is much better on the books than Vlasic who's an upcoming buyout that will impact the cap for a while.
And I'm saying that gamble isn't worth taking if you're the Sharks.Again, this is why I said it's a bit of a gamble there. Price does give you good steetches of hockey when it matters the most. And maybe Reimer & Co haven't been abysmal, but the point remains that Price either playing well, or on LTIR is much better on the books than Vlasic who's an upcoming buyout that will impact the cap for a while.
I figured the swap of drafting position (mid 2nd rounder for a mid 1st) was probably enticing enough for Mtl to consider the long term cap relief in later years from the two contracts who have the same length remaining in exchange for giving away the better piece.
But alright, just a proposal like many other
