Speculation: No.3 Goalie to Colorado

[biturbo19]

Wow, he's still on the books until 2029? I need that kind of severance package.

Fortunately for the Islanders, it's just money and not cap space.

Word. Couldn't we all use that kind of long-term financial security? Where's my Garth Snow deal? Where's my Charles Wang?

 

[Chiarelli]

I was so down for Rick DiPietro.......

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Mike DiPietro is an obvious candidate here.

Just send us that Byram guy and all is good (and by that I mean a 4th/5th rounder)

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I was so down for Rick DiPietro.......

Are you that goalie that kicked his ass that one time?

 

[Chiarelli]

Are you that goalie that kicked his ass that one time?

Brent Johnson

 

[Mister Ed]

This is exactly the type of trade Detroit needs to make in order to give some playing time to Cossa, Olkinuora or Brattstrom can be sent for a 5th or 6th rounder, or a RHD prospect.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

This is exactly the type of trade Detroit needs to make in order to give some playing time to Cossa, Olkinuora or Brattstrom can be sent for a 5th or 6th rounder, or a RHD prospect.

Not sure Brattstrom is any better than Annunen as a 3G, but Olkinuora could be interesting. I just don't know if Yzerman will agree to your plan, given that he just signed Olkinuora as a 31 year old UFA in June.

 

[TomppaKoo]

Domingue and Hutchinson are both on waivers today. Both guys are only AHL worthy guys. But each could be pressed to start a couple NHL games in a pinch without it being an automatic loss.

Claim one. Problem solved.

He single-handedly lost the 2nd round against Dallas. (Not his fault that he had to be between pipes.) That was Colorado's year. They'd beat Tampa with just a little below average goaltending.

If he comes free to back up Annunen in AHL. Fine.

 

[AslanRH]

I think it'll be something more like a Tokarsky or Dell type. Some NHL experience but really a AHL-AHL trade for an excess skater

 

[missionAvs]

who is going to be Avs #1 goalie this year? Georgiev?

MacKinnon.

 

[banks]

He single-handedly lost the 2nd round against Dallas. (Not his fault that he had to be between pipes.) That was Colorado's year. They'd beat Tampa with just a little below average goaltending.

If he comes free to back up Annunen in AHL. Fine.

Sure, that's a solid point.

But I'm not really championing for Hutch, specifically. Any waiver pickup will do. We're talking about a guy who will split duties in the AHL. If not Hutch then Dell, or Subban, Tokarski, Hellberg, Bibeau, Legace, Warrener, Domingue, Copley, Dansk, Delia, or whoever.

I bet you didn't notice that I made one of those names up. There's a dozen goalies about to hit the waiver wire. They're all capable of the job. AHL goalies are easy to find.

 

[Mister Ed]

Not sure Brattstrom is any better than Annunen as a 3G, but Olkinuora could be interesting. I just don't know if Yzerman will agree to your plan, given that he just signed Olkinuora as a 31 year old UFA in June.

Cossa seems to be further in his path than what it might have been earlier this spring. It could alter the plans.

 

[TomppaKoo]

Sure, that's a solid point.

But I'm not really championing for Hutch, specifically. Any waiver pickup will do. We're talking about a guy who will split duties in the AHL. If not Hutch then Dell, or Subban, Tokarski, Hellberg, Bibeau, Legace, Warrener, Domingue, Copley, Dansk, Delia, or whoever.

I bet you didn't notice that I made one of those names up. There's a dozen goalies about to hit the waiver wire. They're all capable of the job. AHL goalies are easy to find.

And I do not think you have followed all those names that you dropped from the internet enough in action to be able to even give an opinion of a potential of each of them. The goalie coaches and scouts do not have that kind of time in there hands

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Cossa seems to be further in his path than what it might have been earlier this spring. It could alter the plans.

Maybe, but the conventional wisdom is that it's much better for Cossa to get ice time in the AHL than to watch NHL games from the bench in the event one of Ned/Husso gets hurt. I think Olkinuora gives them that option, in the event that Cossa isn't ready to take over the starting NHL job yet.