Exactly, but a top 10 option to stop the merry-go-round for a few years. Not just a stopgap to keep your head above water. Gives you plenty of lead time to evaluate and address the goaltending after his contract expires.
Quinn just raves about Tanev all the time. So im sure Quinn would tell him very many good things
You can argue they start on 1997 picking Damphousse #24 overall.
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I'd say Chris Terreri did a pretty decent job of doing that in the late 80s/early 90s.
I know, I was being sarcastic. We're all aware that Schneider was the legitimate replacement for Marty, probably even statistically superior to Marty in his peak years. Unfortunately his prime coincided with some of the worst constructed Devils rosters ever.
His prime was about 6 years. Depends if you value longevity or prime performance. Regardless, he was 100% a damn good replacement for Marty.
<45 games because he was stuck behind Luongo and Brodeur. Marty refused to give up his crease when he was washed in 2014, so it’s not Schneider’s fault.
I think it's more that a small variation in play, in my example, .02 difference in save %, results in a much bigger effect then you would get from skaters.
Circumstances suck....all you're telling me is his career was sad story.
