Also "good salary for a back up" to me doesn't make much sense when he's top 3 in backup salaries. A good backup salary is the 1 mil the Stars are paying DeSmith, or if you want to go high end look at Stolarz and his 2.5 mil who is actually worth the money.
Did you happen to see my post about the Bruins 5v5 stats? It's very alarming. Only Pasta and H. Lindholm had a Corsi over 50% amongst regular skaters.
Stars had 20 players
I think it may be tough for people to admit but if you take away goaltending and just look at skaters, Bruins were a very very average team last year...maybe even below average in terms of talent.
They require elite goaltending to win games and make the playoffs. Other teams don't. Oilers don't. Avs don't. Leafs don't. They are constructed completely different and the Stars fall in a similar position where they don't need to make a big investment in a backup goaltender. They are kind of loaded.
I'm not going to argue what strategy or system is better but whether we like it or not, this is the Bruins identity. They have some tough to play against guys, good coaching, a very structured system and great goaltending that gives them a chance to win any night.
I don't think they have the luxury based on the identity of the team to rely on Bussi making the jump or taking a stab on a million dollar guy.