Player Discussion Joonas Korpisalo
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A fourth liner, even a good one, doesn’t offset taking on that terrible contract. Should have been more like a mid first round pick and B prospect to help even it out.
And then, following this line of thinking, I guess we are saying the 25th pick in a draft where picks 20 to 50 were about equally weighted is fair compensation for an elite in-his-prime recent Vezina winner with a $5M AAV. I would call that massive underpayment.
Expected goals was 5.37, hr let in six. So he stopped the ones he should, but didn’t steal any away. Fine, but that’s not the type of guy you commit 4 years at $3M to.
Eye of the beholder, I guess, but you are looking at an average (it fluctuates, of course) cap hit at a little over $1M per year through 2031 if you buyout in the next opportunity.
I actually don't give a flip if Korpi gets 3m or 2m, or 1.5m AAV. That has f***all to do with his performance last night. He stopped what he should have. Isn't that pretty much a goaltender's job description? I bet you could take the best goaltender that ever played and find a game where he didn't steal any. I'll even go so far as to say that if you are needing your goalie to steal ones on a nightly basis, then your team has much larger problems than slightly overpaying a backup tender.
I'll pass judgement, when Korpi loses us a game we should/could have won. That wasn't last night.
He definitely needs to work on rebound control but otherwise I thought he did all right.
I'd give a lot to know what he thinks about the way his teammates didn't respond to Bennett knocking him over. For a minute I thought he had been injured.
I'd give a lot to know what he thinks about the way his teammates didn't respond to Bennett knocking him over. For a minute I thought he had been injured.
Agreed. Really tough (and unfair) to accurately assess goaltending when your defensive effort was a complete dumpster fire... I don't think he was any worse than Bobrovsky was, to be honest. He just had a lot more higher danger shots to deal with.
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Don't get me wrong, there's definitely room for improvement though..
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PlayMakers
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His teammates didn't respond? Lohrei speared Bennett and then a whole ruckus set off. What "response" were you looking for?
The Hockey Tonk Man
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A lot more than that.
That was a soft ruckus.
wintersej
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The rebound control was certainly worrisome. You wonder if that can improve as he learns to read the play in the system better? Not exactly the easiest first assignment and the team made it worse.
Certainly willing to give it at least a few weeks and even half the season before getting out the pitchfork.
But after last night I certainly went to the garage to make sure my pitchfork was in good working order.
Certainly willing to give it at least a few weeks and even half the season before getting out the pitchfork.
But after last night I certainly went to the garage to make sure my pitchfork was in good working order.
Kegs
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This is a scientific fact.
good thing you still have a pitch fork. Pitchforks were completely sold out by noon today.
Over the volcano
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Maybe a strip tease at center ice?
BigBadBruins7708
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He's the backup so don't want to pile on too much but man his rebound control was atrocious. And you really can't give up goals 3 and 4 there, they got back in the game and he gave up 2 back breakers
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He let up a few more than he should have. His rebound control was awful last night and that third goal should have been an easy save.
Just like it should not be committing 7 years at nearly 8mil for a third line center.
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It does. A signed Ullmark is worth more than we got by a fair bit.
It is what it is, but he signed with them before the season even started. The trade is for a signed 2023 Vezina winner, not a UFA 2023 Vezina winner.
Korpi wasnt flawless, but looking at some goalie performances around the league so far, it wasn't that bad.
James Mirtle, well known national veteran NHL writer, posted an article in the Athletic this morning ranking the worst goalie contracts in the league. Number 1 on the list: Joonas Korpisalo, beating out the likes of Cal Petersen, Ville Husso, and Tristan Jarry.
It’s been months, and I still can’t believe how badly the Bruins got fleeced on this deal. You only take on a negative value contract like this if you are getting significant sweeteners back.
It’s been months, and I still can’t believe how badly the Bruins got fleeced on this deal. You only take on a negative value contract like this if you are getting significant sweeteners back.
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Kegs
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break the trade down: if Mark Kastelic is the sweetener for taking on 4 years of the worst goalie contract in the league, that’s a pretty weak seeetener. We have seen teams get a first rounder for taking on 1 year remaining on a bad contract. That’s a big loss, imo.
That then leaves Ullmark for 25th overall pick in a draft that fell off a cliff after pick 20. The experts considered picks 21 to 50 to be pretty much equal weighted second round quality. Maybe that’s fair for a recent Vezina winner coming off a few very good years who is still in his prime and had only 1 year left with only a $5M contract who could be resigned (and then was).
LouJersey
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His deal isn’t as bad as those three. Is what it is at this point, the 3 mil to me sucks but the 4 years is just the worst. Maybe he will prove to be worth it here
Term is a very very big part of the equation when evaluating contracts. Husso and Petersen are in their last year. As you know, Korpi has three full years after this year.
LouJersey
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ah yeah good point, was thinking total deal.. Korpi the worst then. Hopefully he proves everyone wrong.
