Player Discussion Joonas Korpisalo

[Kegs]

Needed a couple more saves that’s for sure. At least two of those were on the goalie.

 

[Kalus]

Kastelic was the sweetener but should have gotten another pick.

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.

I didn't find much to blame with Korpi last night. He made some great saves, including breakways shots, and he looked like a solid NHL goaltender. No goalie was going to look good with that shitshow in front of them, not even our 8.25 million dollar man.

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.

 

[Kalus]

pretty easy buy out numbers next season, not a big deal

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.

 

[Dr Hook]

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.

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.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

I'll pass judgement, when Korpi loses us a game we should/could have won. That wasn't last night.

 

[BMC]

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.

 

[RoccoF14]

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.

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..

 

[PlayMakers]

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.

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]

His teammates didn't respond? Lohrei speared Bennett and then a whole ruckus set off. What "response" were you looking for?

A lot more than that.
That was a soft ruckus.

 

[wintersej]

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.

 

[Kegs]

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.

This is a scientific fact.

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.

good thing you still have a pitch fork. Pitchforks were completely sold out by noon today.

 

[Over the volcano]

A lot more than that.
That was a soft ruckus.

Maybe a strip tease at center ice?

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

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

 

[UConn126]

The whole team looked bad last night, so hard to put too much stock in that performance from Korpi. The defense will tighten up, and he'll have more time with coach Essenza to work on his game, so I'm still optimistic he can be something here.

 

[UncleRico]

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.

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.

 

[Hookslide]

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.

Just like it should not be committing 7 years at nearly 8mil for a third line center.

 

[Number8]

Does it though? He hasn't even played a game for them. They gave up a lot in $ on top of what they had to give up in the trade.

The one redeeming aspect of last night for Korpisalo is that the performance in front of him probably felt a lot like last season in Ottawa.

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.