Confirmed with Link: Eric Comrie 1 year 750k

[surixon]

Agree. Especially last year -- he came in and calmed the Moose ship when it was most needed and played some of his best hockey. If he can provide 15 solid games as a backup we should be okay. There's not a lot of margin for error if Helle gets hurt or starts to dip, though.

The Buttery One was terrific for us, but hard to blame him for wanting his chance to show what he can do as a starter.

We likely cant afford him at 1.5 to 1.75 million anyhow. We were always having to go cheap on our backup this season with our acquisitions. I would rather give a good org soldier in Comrie first crack.

 

[BoneDocUK]

The Moose need a goalie I guess... I just can't see the Jets going with Comrie for 20-30 games.

Agree, but he won't have to. Helle will play 62 - 65, and I imagine Berdin will get a cup of coffee or two.

Helle down would present a terrifying prospect, but he's been an ironman, and maybe we shore up the position if we're safe for the playoffs.

 

[Guardian17]

Broissoit is officially off to Vegas.

This is your shot Eric.

 

[surixon]

Comrie played one game last year on a bad devils team and had a respectable 9
.909 save percentage.

If he gave us that quality of tending over 15 games that would be fine imo.

 

[FonRiesen]

Since a backup never plays in the postseason, I'm okay with this.

 

[nabby12]

Berdin will win the backup job in camp.

 

[Jeffsrig]

Meh,

There may be better options after free agency has cleaned up some available UFA's. They can always waive him with no cap hit. Besides..... a good d-core can make shitty goalies tread water when they need to.

 

[Critical Mass]

Comrie is 26 years old. Give him one more shot, but he's a marginal prospect as an NHL player. And he's getting a bit long in the tooth.

What have we got for NHL experience after Hellebuyck? About 10 games total? I hope we pick up a cheap veteran place holder for backup today.

 

[KingBogo]

I’ll be curious to see if Comrie actually gets the backup role this season. If it isn’t him it will be someone making similar money.

 

[Romang67]

Berdin will win the backup job in camp.

As much fun as it is to watch Berdin, he has been a substantially worse goalie in the AHL than Comrie. I don't think he's likely to move on to the NHL any time soon, if ever.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Holm is a real dark horse future nhl goalie for us. Honestly Helle Berdin. Comrie Holm in the A.

How many games the backup gonna play?

 

[untouchable21]

Comrie as backup just terrifies me. He’s at best an okay minor league goalie.

Watch a Hellebuyck injury sink the season.

 

[BigZ65]

Comrie as backup just terrifies me. He’s at best an okay minor league goalie.

Watch a Hellebuyck injury sink the season.

How do you reasonably prevent this though? I mean it was possible when you have a #1 goalie on his second pro deal, but once you are paying for a legit #1, Vezina type goalie you always are going to have a major unknown as a backup in the cap era. Even Brossoit for $2M plus has never played more than 20 NHL games in a season. What would you expect from him if the #1 went down and all of sudden he's playing 50-60 games?

If Helly went down pre deadline the Jets could use LTIR and start the goalie carousel. That's about the best anyone can do.

 

[SCP Guy]

We can't even let a serious Helly injury come into the equation....If that happens pray it comes early so we can have a better chance in the draft lottery

 

[Buffdog]

The Moose need a goalie I guess... I just can't see the Jets going with Comrie for 20-30 games.

I'm fine with him playing 25. With this roster we shouldn't be clawing for a playoff spot

 

[Daximus]

I'm fine with him playing 25. With this roster we shouldn't be clawing for a playoff spot

No thanks. We need a better option in net if we are giving them 25 games. Comrie isn't it.

 

[Neuf]

I think Rittich could have been ok as a backup for a year.

 

[Jetland162702]

This shiny new defence better be really good if we are counting on Comrie for 25 games. And if Bucky goes down, our season is over.

 

[Channelcat]

And I thought DeAngelo would be the most questionable signing this week.

 

[Gm0ney]

This shiny new defence better be really good if we are counting on Comrie for 25 games. And if Bucky goes down, our season is over.

If Hellebuyck goes down for any significant length of time the season is over pretty much no matter who is backup though...

 

[Buffdog]

No thanks. We need a better option in net if we are giving them 25 games. Comrie isn't it.

We're on a very tight budget *does the finger thing*



Replace "taxes" with "salary cap"

 

[Daximus]

If Hellebuyck goes down for any significant length of time the season is over pretty much no matter who is backup though...

We would have at least had a shot with Brossoit. Comrie inspires zero confidence.

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Keystone]

Chevy couldn’t keep batting 1.000 all off season. Talk about an Achilles heel.

 

[cbcwpg]

God help us. I'm sorry, but I've watch Comrie play in the AHL and the handful he has played in the NHL, and I have yet to see anything that gives me confidence that he can be adequate in 20-30 NHL games.

5 years under NHL contracts and 9 NHL games played... there is a reason for this!

AHL

207 gp

2.82

.911

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

NHL

9 gp

4.08

.873

[TBODY] [/TBODY]