How can we upgrade the goalie position ?

[KJ Dangler]

With the way this season has unfolded , and taking note of massive breakout seasons by Werenski, Marchenko , Voronkov, KJ, and Fantilli, I can’t help but wonder how we go about upgrading our goalie position ? I think it’s fair to assume Elvis is bought out this summer unless, or possibly traded with retention . Elvis is currently 77th in the league in goalsaves above expected at -5.4.. Greaves in 38th at 1.3 , and Tarasov is 88th with -10.2.



I have been trying to look thru all the teams in the nhl to see what options could possibly be available via trade.. I won’t pretend to have extensive knowledge of the leagues depth charts and prospects . Utah seems to be falling out of the mix and I’ve read good things on Karel Mejmelka…


What realistic options do you feel Waddell may try to chase down to upgrade our goalie position ?

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[VT]

With the way this season has unfolded , and taking note of massive breakout seasons by Werenski, Marchenko , Voronkov, KJ, and Fantilli, I can’t help but wonder how we go about upgrading our goalie position ? I think it’s fair to assume Elvis is bought out this summer unless, or possibly traded with retention . Elvis is currently 77th in the league in goalsaves above expected at -5.4.. Greaves in 38th at 1.3 , and Tarasov is 88th with -10.2.



I have been trying to look thru all the teams in the nhl to see what options could possibly be available via trade.. I won’t pretend to have extensive knowledge of the leagues depth charts and prospects . Utah seems to be falling out of the mix and I’ve read good things on Karel Mejmelka…


What realistic options do you feel Waddell may try to chase down to upgrade our goalie position ?

Explain to Hughes that he owes us something and take Dobeš.

 

[stevo61]

Explain to Hughes that he owes us something and take Dobeš.

He gave us cap space and a healthier locker room, I think he did his part

 

[VT]

He gave us cap space and a healthier locker room, I think he did his part

From Laine there were no problems in the locker room, Davidson's words and were more of a revenge for what Patrik said . He was right by the way, as he asked for a trade in Dec 2023 or Jan 2024.Waddell said the same thing. But if he didn't tell the players the first (he wasn't talking about the whole team), he should have kept his mouth shut.

 

[alphafox]

It feels like one of a few options 1. he takes a shot at one of the cap strapped teams goalies. Washington is going to have a tough time paying both Thompson and Lindgren. 2. He goes after a good goalie on a bad or rebuilding team with the MN 1st say Juuse Saros 3. He backs the truck up for someone like Adin Hill (Doubtful and likely a bad idea given the defensive issues our team has or 4. He overpays wildly to pry a legit goalie like Joey Daccord off of a team (almost certainly not happening)

 

[majormajor]

I might be more interested in joining this discussion later on. Currently Elvis is playing very well.

 

[stevo61]

I might be more interested in joining this discussion later on. Currently Elvis is playing very well.

I think it's more about option 2. If Tarasov comes around and atleast gives us average goaltending that would be pretty big. If he starts to falter again it would be nice to find a veteran backup option to not run Elvis into the ground

 

[CBJ goalie]

I might be more interested in joining this discussion later on. Currently Elvis is playing very well.

Bingo.
Elvis is playing VERY well now, this could be his turnaround season.

I think it's more about option 2. If Tarasov comes around and atleast gives us average goaltending that would be nicretty big. If he starts to falter again it would be nice to find a veteran backup option to not run Elvis into the ground

Bingo pt2.
I've been saying this, I think an experienced goalie as backup for the rest of the season would be huge.
James Reimer would have been perfect, and he was available.