Confirmed with Link: Isles Officially Sign G Marcus Hogberg 2 year deal

[Islander Class]

Like it. Not earth shattering- but big believer that you can never have enough goalies in your organization.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Like it. Not earth shattering- but big believer that you can never have enough goalies in your organization.

The organization had no legitimate #3 goaltender.

Thus, this signing.

 

[MikeyMike01]

One-Way does not mean he has to be in the NHL it just means he gets paid the same salary if he is in the NHL or AHL.

Blame EA NHL who for many years treated 1-way contracts as counting the full cap hit in the AHL, despite that not being how reality worked.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

The organization had no legitimate #3 goaltender.

Thus, this signing.

And Lou has talked about it openly since Schneider retired

 

[EXTRAS]

What do you do if he keeps playing stellar?

With varly? Etc

 

[MJF]

What do you do if he keeps playing stellar?

With varly? Etc

Me? Waive Varly if there’s no trade for him out there.

Loyal Lou? Keep Varlamov.

 

[doublechili]

Varlamov's full NTC goes to a 16 team list on 7/1/25. He can control his destination at the TDL, not so much after 7/1. So, maybe he agrees to a trade to a legit Cup contender this year rather than running the risk of going to any one of a number of teams in the summer? It's then presented as him and Lou sitting down and agreeing on a good spot for him. Everyone's happy.

 

[MarsTBOW]

Hogberg looks comfortable.
This was an excellent signing and makes Varly expendable....

 

[Taswell]

I’d be very surprised if Lou did anything with Varly. Too loyal and boneheaded. More likely, we lose Hogberg to waivers or we lose him as a FA over the summer.

 

[leeroggy]

Once Schneider retired, we didn't address the "3rd goalie" scenario and it became very clear for all watching on the farm that if either Sorokin or Varlamov were to fall, we'd have no-one even near capable of filling in as a permanent back-up for a sustained period of time.

I can say that Högberg has played the past 3 seasons for Linköping, a team that was pretty decent this past season, but pretty much lousy the two years before. He was understood as a top 3 goalie in the SHL who won several games a year on his own and stood on his head in keeping some losses very close along the way. I've seen some highlights along the way that had me thinking he was a tick too good for the SHL and I wondered if he'd get another shot.

He was actually Ottawa's back-up for two seasons during the initial pandemic years and before heading back to Sweden.

He's older, so you've gotta think that his addition is all about having a 3rd stringer they'd have no qualms in turning to.

Should prove to be an interesting addition. He's a big boy to boot.

Nailed it pretty good Chapin!

 

[leeroggy]

OMG!!!!! Thats awesome!!!!






(Who the hell is Marcus Hogberg?)

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Do you know yet?

 

[saintunspecified]

I’d be very surprised if Lou did anything with Varly. Too loyal and boneheaded. More likely, we lose Hogberg to waivers or we lose him as a FA over the summer.

He's not reliable enough physically to be a backup. It's not worthwhile to retain past this year. Nobody will trade for him. imo he was the cost of doing business for signing Sorokin. I doubt he'll make it beyond another partial year before he's LTIRetires. I think it's more likely Hogberg remains an Islander next year. Backups are a crap shoot, and he seems as good as any.

 

[Taswell]

He's not reliable enough physically to be a backup. It's not worthwhile to retain past this year. Nobody will trade for him. imo he was the cost of doing business for signing Sorokin. I doubt he'll make it beyond another partial year before he's LTIRetires. I think it's more likely Hogberg remains an Islander next year. Backups are a crap shoot, and he seems as good as any.

Well then we will need to carry 3 goalies the rest of the year once Varly comes back or risk losing Hogberg to waivers.

 

[saintunspecified]

Well then we will need to carry 3 goalies the rest of the year once Varly comes back or risk losing Hogberg to waivers.

Sure. Why not?

 

[impaaaaaact]

I’d be very surprised if Lou did anything with Varly. Too loyal and boneheaded. More likely, we lose Hogberg to waivers or we lose him as a FA over the summer.

Hogberg doesn’t need waivers, he’s an emergency call up.

He's not reliable enough physically to be a backup. It's not worthwhile to retain past this year. Nobody will trade for him. imo he was the cost of doing business for signing Sorokin. I doubt he'll make it beyond another partial year before he's LTIRetires. I think it's more likely Hogberg remains an Islander next year. Backups are a crap shoot, and he seems as good as any.

We already have him signed through next season.