Proposal: Oil and the Note

[BlueSeal]

We need a strong, big stay at home LD with a slight offensive upside who can play now. We're drowning in goalie depth that can hold the fort on a phone call. Trading Husso has to make sense and if it doesn't fill a major need for us, there's no reason to do it.

 

[jjniner]

Binnington and Kostin for your 1 or 2 best LD prospect. We will eat 25% of his salary

 

[TFHockey]

Binnington and Kostin for your 1 or 2 best LD prospect. We will eat 25% of his salary

No thanks. Hardly need to get fleeced in a deal like this.

Binnington is your particular cross to bear. Your guy signed him and gave him a NTC. He ain't waiving to come to Edmonton.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

Moot point. There's no way the Blues are dealing Husso when he is playing this well and Binnington is playing this badly. Binner allowed 7 goals thru two periods tonight, dropping his SV% to barely above .900 and his GAA up to like 3.20. Meanwhile, Husso has been perfect in relief (albeit against an offensive attack not needing to pressure much).

if ya watched that game last night, you'd know Binny wasn't the problem

 

[ManofSteel55]

We need a strong, big stay at home LD with a slight offensive upside who can play now. We're drowning in goalie depth that can hold the fort on a phone call. Trading Husso has to make sense and if it doesn't fill a major need for us, there's no reason to do it.

You might be able to convince some that Samurokov could work in a 1 for 1 deal, but I don't think the OP's Samurokov and a 1st has legs. I still think its more of a lesser prospect though.

 

[IIxGURUxII]

Far to much to give up for a goalie with little experience at the pro level... only worth about a 3rd and B prospect ...

could very well be another Kosk.

 

[bucks_oil]

He's off to a fantastic start this year. Among goalies with 10 or more games, Husso is #1 in SV% (.938), #1 in GAA (2.02), and tied for #8 in shutouts w/ 2 in only eleven games. Great advanced stats too, #2 in GAA better than expected (LINK). He's also been a highly touted prospect for a while now, it's not like this is coming out of nowhere.

That said, Husso is a UFA after this season and certainly does not have the value of a #12 OA pick + Samorukov right now. I hope it's the Blues, but which ever team can lock Husso into a reasonable contract this offseason is going to be very happy.

Husso will be starting tonight against the canucks, check him out and see if the hype matches your eye test.

Not a slander on Husso, but those numbers sound like the type of performance (0.930+) and duration (20-30 games) that enticed Chia to sign Koskinen to 4 x $4.5M.

I'd rather not go down that road again.

Agree with you that 1st + Samorukov could probably net a higher-probability bet.

 

[BlueSeal]

You might be able to convince some that Samurokov could work in a 1 for 1 deal, but I don't think the OP's Samurokov and a 1st has legs. I still think its more of a lesser prospect though.

huh?

 

[jukon]

if ya watched that game last night, you'd know Binny wasn't the problem

I didn't watch the game. Can you elaborate? Binner got score on 7 times in two periods and Husso stopped all shots in the 3rd. Did Calgary just stop playing because they were up six goals?

 

[rumrokh]

I didn't watch the game. Can you elaborate? Binner got score on 7 times in two periods and Husso stopped all shots in the 3rd. Did Calgary just stop playing because they were up six goals?

Binnington let up a stinker and a half, but also made some good saves. The rest were not his fault remotely. Bortuzzo even accidentally took him out to leave an empty net on one of them. Husso was better (and has been much better) and made a couple nice saves, but, yes, Calgary didn't really press the way they did earlier in the game. They still ran their top powerplay units out there late, but Husso didn't face the crazy chances the Blues' "defense" allowed on Binnington.

 

[jonlin]

We need a goalie that solves our goals against problem....

You need a D and defensive forwards. Doesnt matter if you have prime Hasek in goal when the team sucks at defending. I`d rather go look for defensive D:s and 2-way 3rd liners at this point.

 

[McVespa99]

You need a D and defensive forwards. Doesnt matter if you have prime Hasek in goal when the team sucks at defending. I`d rather go look for defensive D:s and 2-way 3rd liners at this point.

Nope

 

[Soundwave]

You need a D and defensive forwards. Doesnt matter if you have prime Hasek in goal when the team sucks at defending. I`d rather go look for defensive D:s and 2-way 3rd liners at this point.

So I guess Mike Smith last year was prime Hasek?

2.31 GA per game for Smith last season is extremely low as a comparable that means with Smith in net the Oilers allowed fewer GA than Carolina, who were the no.2 team defensively in the NHL.

Yeah goaltending kinda matters.

 

[KevinRedkey]

Husso for a 3rd and a B-level prospect

Pick becomes a 2nd if Husso wins 4 playoff games
Pick becomes a 1st if Husso wins 8+ playoff games