Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

[aragorn]

Ottawa needs Ullmark to play like a #1 goalie & make the saves when these guys make mistakes which they make a lot of. He needs to be better.

 

[Senovision]

Yeah. This guy is still average just like I said when we signed him. Hes not a 7 million dollar goalie

Next year Ullmark makes $8.25 million and we are also paying $1million for Korpi to play in Boston, so in someways he is making $9.25 million next year when you add the Korpi money to it.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

He instills zero confidence.

His play on all 3 goals were abysmal.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

He is a very strange goalie.

People are quick to forget, that his Hart level play prior to the back strain is what saved our season. Team defense and adapting to the system was part of it too, but Ullmark was playing like the guy who won the Vezina a few years back with a .940 or whatever it was.

At times, he looks like he belongs on Jack Purcell rink. Just flopping around. I wonder if he is playing hurt. He has not been good enough since returning.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Next year Ullmark makes $8.25 million and we are also paying $1million for Korpi to play in Boston, so in someways he is making $9.25 million next year when you add the Korpi money to it.

He makes 7M in real dollars next year because typical Dorion and Melynk always pay more to backload contracts so that they can kick the can down the road.

I don't think a lot of people here would still sign that contract because of all the inconsistency, but in theory an 8.25M cap hit for a top 15-20 starting goalie isn't that crazy, especially when considering the Senators tax. Kevin Lankinen just got 4.5M with a NMC and signing bonuses after a Michael Condon style breakout season. The market is completely different now.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Oilers have LTIR space, trade Forsberg for Pickard and a lower round pick. This instantly gives us cap space to do something else. Most importantly, next season if Leevi isn't ready, Pickard is signed for one more season as a solid backup.

 

[bicboi64]

He got us the win but he needs to get back to form

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

He is a very strange goalie.

People are quick to forget, that his Hart level play prior to the back strain is what saved our season. Team defense and adapting to the system was part of it too, but Ullmark was playing like the guy who won the Vezina a few years back with a .940 or whatever it was.

At times, he looks like he belongs on Jack Purcell rink. Just flopping around. I wonder if he is playing hurt. He has not been good enough since returning.

8 games he was lights out.

the other 19 he has .890 SV%

Just not good enough.

He was literally swimming in net. I was cringing so bad, it was like watching Gerber in net again. I literally have PTSD from it.

 

[DJB]

He was for a few games

He did have that stretch in Dec but by and large part I’d say he’s been disappointing for me. He needs to take it up a notch if this team really is to have success

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I feel like right now he's only playing well enough to keep it from completely getting away from them, but that's still more than they've gotten the past few years. It's not good enough right now, but it's not a disaster. Hopefully he plays his way into being more consistent.