League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2024-25 Summer Edition

[Ridley Simon]

I find Carlson's rating fair for him at this point in his career?

I do not. Guy played more minutes than like everyone, and carried the team to the playoffs.

There aren’t 25-30 (or whatever it was) D-men better than him.

I feel like goalies have become like RBs in the NFL in some aspects. Nobody wants to pay a massive number.

Not long term. I don’t think the AAV is the issue. It’s the term. G’s are so hit and miss. 8yrs is far too long. Even 5 is hard.

2-3yrs? Yeah, the Rags G should get 11m a year. But not for 5+ yrs?

Agreed, and I think it's for a similar reason -- they very often lack shelf life. In the NHL where contracts are guaranteed, it's even more crucial. If a great goalie wants top money for 4 years, let's talk. But just like every other position, when the time comes for them to get paid, they want the term, too. So it's not the dollar figure teams are balking at, in my opinion. It's that they want the huge money AND max term, which I'm not sure has ever really worked out super great for the teams in question.

Yeah. What he said!