Speculation: Destinations for Gibson, Merzlikins, Grubauer ?

[The Duck Knight]

After thinking about it, with how many first rounders spoiling under the Oilers... Can't they try and do something like Nurse ++ for Grubauer or Gibson and call it a day? I can't imagine that's worse than Pickard and it doesn't railroad Skinner...

The Oilers do not have enough to attach to Nurse to move him. The only shot of moving him is for an equally bad contract like Huberdeau.

 

[Figgy44]

The Oilers do not have enough to attach to Nurse to move him. The only shot of moving him is for an equally bad contract like Huberdeau.

True. I guess their future firsts aren't projecting to be very high. Not like in previous years where there were a lot of top 10/15 range picks.

I was thinking like two firsts unprotected and crossing your fingers hoping they don't win the lottery again, but I guess that wouldn't trick any GMs in taking that contract if they gear up to try and win a cup.

 

[FiveTacos]

After thinking about it, with how many first rounders spoiling under the Oilers... Can't they try and do something like Nurse ++ for Grubauer or Gibson and call it a day?

If the Ducks young D are making Fowler expendable as soon as this season, why would they want Nurse at an even higher salary for 6 more years? He'd be in the same situation as Fowler, only harder to move.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

The only one of those names I'm interested in is Gibson. I think he'd be an exciting mentor for someone like Wolf who probably kept tabs on a lot of California based NHL goalies as he was growing up.

Grubauer and Merzlikins I think would be more an obvious in the way type of thing. Gibson at least seems more capable of being mentor like to Wolf than the other two (even if much of it is based on his performance from like 5+ seasons ago).

We aren't going to get paid to take Gibson. I don't think Wolf is going to need much in terms of mentorship after this season either, we missed our chance to ease him in slowly when we traded Markstrom. We would be taking one of them on to split starts 50/50 with Wolf and to reach the cap floor, I really couldn't care less if they are a good "mentor" or not

 

[Figgy44]

We aren't going to get paid to take Gibson. I don't think Wolf is going to need much in terms of mentorship after this season either, we missed our chance to ease him in slowly when we traded Markstrom. We would be taking one of them on to split starts 50/50 with Wolf and to reach the cap floor, I really couldn't care less if they are a good "mentor" or not

Yeah I didn't mean we'd get paid to take Gibson. Just that he's the only one I'd be interested in.

If the Ducks young D are making Fowler expendable as soon as this season, why would they want Nurse at an even higher salary for 6 more years? He'd be in the same situation as Fowler, only harder to move.

Didn't realize that moving fowler was for the kids. Thought ducks would move him for assets before his value tanks too much. My mistake.

 

[Richard88]

I think it’s more than possible that none of these goalies are traded in the next 12 months.

Grubauer is probably a buyout next summer, barring an up year.

If Elvis can be somewhat decent maybe they can trade him with retention.

If Gibson can be somewhat decent this year maybe they trade him with retention. I guess Grubauer can be traded with retention too if he has a decent year.

After seeing Korpisalo be traded, for a huge upgrade, no less, it’s not off the table that any of these three guys can be moved. I just don’t think all 3 of them will be. They may have to explore other options to get rid of them, and I could see both Elvis and Grubauer being buyouts in the coming offseason. Gibson probably won’t be bought out, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he were to be.

A Grubauer buyout next summer would cost Seattle ~$8.4m across 4 seasons (caphits of roughly $2m, $3m, $1.7m, $1.7m).

Trading him at 50% retained would cost $5.9m over two seasons, with caphits of $2.95m both years.

Trading him at 50% thus saves them $2.1m in real cash. They'd have a $1m higher cap hit in year 1, but they'd be better off in years 2-4 (albeit roughly equal in year 2).

Georgiev for Grubauer retained could make sense if the Avs believe Grubauer can return to how he played for them before. Georgiev wouldn't be an issue going the other way as he's on an expiring deal.