Win now is by definition short sighted.Presumably he's not demanding to be a starter or anything like that so playing Wedgewood instead of holding on to your best prospect would seem a bit short sighted.
Plus there’s like 28 unsigned NHL goalies with actual NHL experience. The pathway for him is no different than any other goalie. He needs to back up first in the NHL before becoming a starter. He can do all of that in Nashville except for Starting. If the coaches thought he was good enough to just be a backup, then they wouldn’t have signed Wedgewood. If he’s going to be a pain in the ass like this, then I’m glad we signed Saros long term.He's not playing in the NHL this season anyways, he's living the delusion his agent is giving him if that is his thoughts. Someone may start him there or give him a game or two, but they will see pretty quickly what we do, he still needs to play every day in the AHL.
Looking at the list of goalies most teams already have rostered right now, there aren't many that are going to just throw him on the roster, they are already 4-5 deep at the position.
You have to match that, but damn would it suck and create ripples.So to expand on the thought of a potential Askarov offersheet if he got offered the Broberg contract ($4.5M x 2yrs; 2nd round pick as compensation) would you match or let him go?
Letting your former 15th overall promising prospect go for a 2nd sucks but not sure we have that kind of space next season with only Nyquist and Fabbro coming off and Evangelista needing a new contract as wellSo to expand on the thought of a potential Askarov offersheet if he got offered the Broberg contract ($4.5M x 2yrs; 2nd round pick as compensation) would you match or let him go?
You have to match that, but damn would it suck and create ripples.
Letting your former 15th overall promising prospect go for a 2nd sucks but not sure we have that kind of space next season with only Nyquist and Fabbro coming off and Evangelista needing a new contract as well
Technically he has gotten 2, he had one the year prior which was a loss.I think its understandable to see why Askarov is frustrated with the situation he's in. The other goalies taken in the 1st round in years prior to Askarov (Knight, Oettinger, Samsonov) got looks in the NHL quickly without having to spend years proving themselves in the AHL and were able to turn those into pretty decent second contracts. Askarov has gotten one start in the NHL which was against a playoff team and he won, which I'm sure makes him feel he's perfectly capable of playing in the NHL. Askarov can see by looking at the contract negotiations with other prospects in our system that if he spends the season in the AHL that he might not even get a one-way contract offer even if he plays well. Then in the longer term he's going to be stuck behind Saros until he's hitting UFA status which would limit his ability to get a big payday. I'd want to get somewhere where I have a clear path to becoming a starter (and a big contract) if I were him too.
That being said I think the best thing for Askarov's development into a star goalie would be to spend another season mostly in the AHL with a few spot starts in the NHL sprinkled in. We've seen with Knight and Samsonov that even if they have initial success that the path to being an NHL starter can be very winding. Beyond that the Preds need to do what is best for the org and I agree with others that the best move is to hold onto Askarov until you get a return worthy of a top prospect which doesn't seem to be out there for goalie prospects. In some ways it sucks for Askarov but he really doesn't have any options other than going to the KHL this offseason. I do think Askarov would be a prime target for an offersheet from a goalie needy team next offseason though so that could be an interesting wrinkle.
Unless they can find someone to give them an offer sheet I doubt they get anything more than slightly above their QOs.So with Halloway getting an offersheet for over 2 million.... what do we realistically think Parssinen and Tomasino will come in at? Theyve both played as many or more games but have provided more offense. They are 1 year older.
I suspect this was unique situation and they likely won’t get what Holloway did. EF on 32T pod talked about how Blues were insistent on signing both guys to force Oilers hand. Broberg appears to be real target though, as a young potential top 4 d was huge desire. so Holloway was beneficiary of leverage play for Broberg. Would seem unlikely someone could squeeze Preds in similar fashion, and if they do? Do Preds value either enough that they would be compelled to match?So with Halloway getting an offersheet for over 2 million.... what do we realistically think Parssinen and Tomasino will come in at? Theyve both played as many or more games but have provided more offense. They are 1 year older.
Yeah, I don't think there is any way to make a parallel with Holloway, unless somebody is willing to offersheet them. Maybe St. Louis will inspire other teams, but if that's the case there are more RFAs out there around the league than Parssinen and Tomasino, they're not likely at the top of any want lists?So with Halloway getting an offersheet for over 2 million.... what do we realistically think Parssinen and Tomasino will come in at? Theyve both played as many or more games but have provided more offense. They are 1 year older.
I think Tomasino they probably let go, but I think a lot of it comes down to what exactly what the offer sheet looks like.I suspect this was unique situation and they likely won’t get what Holloway did. EF on 32T pod talked about how Blues were insistent on signing both guys to force Oilers hand. Broberg appears to be real target though, as a young potential top 4 d was huge desire. so Holloway was beneficiary of leverage play for Broberg. Would seem unlikely someone could squeeze Preds in similar fashion, and if they do? Do Preds value either enough that they would be compelled to match?
Other than that being well below the offer sheet amount.I don't see any reason for us to sign them for more than 1yr/$775k.
Did you mean to say "qualifying offer" amount? Those offers expired a month ago. And were likely 2-way offers. They had their chance to sign those, but have now lost out.Other than that being well below the offer sheet amount.
Did you mean to say "qualifying offer" amount? Those offers expired a month ago. And were likely 2-way offers. They had their chance to sign those, but have now lost out.