Value of: Jake Allen to EDM

[ManofSteel55]

You don't really know Holland and his history, and team building methology towards mediocre goalies?

We've seen him struggle to find goalies for most of his career. We had a pleasant sign when he targetted Markstrom, but he couldn't finish the deal. It's been a series of rumours and failed attempts ever since.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Khudobin has the same term and a higher cap hit...

Korpisalo is significantly worse

Korpisalo is a free agent, so at least we could see what we have.

 

[BlueOil]

this is not the solution. this is missing the dart board altogether.

 

[bucks_oil]

Are there any 1A's available for trade? Maybe Grubauer?

Ullmark, Price, MAF...

Actually quite a few more this year than in most years.

 

[north49er]

I don't know why the Yotes would trade him. Good goalie with next to no salary. Seems like the Yotes bread and butter to me.

I wouldn't trade him either but hey, they're the Arizona Coyotes, they'll trade anyone. If Chychrun is possibly on the bloc that says it all.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Teams rarely try to lose. Only when it is inevitable anyway. As much as fans might be excited to get a high pick this year, no NHL team wants to set themselves up as losers for the next 2 or 3 years.

Oilers tried to lose for nearly 5 years in a row, leading to Yakupov, RNH, Taylor Hall, McDavid…

 

[ManofSteel55]

Oilers tried to lose for nearly 5 years in a row, leading to Yakupov, RNH, Taylor Hall, McDavid…

I wish. The sad part is they never tried to lose at all.

 

[glenbuis]

All of the Oilers dead cap money + Koskinen + Kassian with no retention for Allen + Edmunson

how could the habs say no to that ? i mean look at everything we're getting .

 

[glenbuis]

A 1st round pick for Fleury with salary retention is the desperation price. Without Edmonton's dire need for a goalie and the money situation, there is no way a team offers a 1st for MAF. We saw what his regular price is over the summer - a prospect that neither team wanted. Koskinen's deal is up at the end of the year, so his "negative" value isn't a factor here, its just part of the cost it would take to get that 1st for Fleury. From the only team likely to trade a 1st for a goalie this year.

keep in mind vegas was desperate to free up cap space . if they weren't over the cap he wouldn't have been given away .