I posted this on the Pens board but figured I'd put it here too.
Looking at the goaltending class this summer and the number of teams who need a back-up, moving TJ at 2.6M really shouldn't be that hard. There are more teams that need a goalie then there are goalies better than TJ at 2.6M.
The best FAs that might make it there are Samsonov, Rittich, Georgiev, Lyon, Vladar and Allen. Nothing to really get too excited about.
A number of teams need goalies;
CAL: 37M in cap space and Vladar is a UFA.
CAR: .7M in Cap space and Andersen is on IR and a UFA.
CHI: 9M in Cap space and could send back Mrazek.
DET: 4M in Cap space and Husso and Lyon are UFAs.
EDM: 4M in Cap space and TJ would be an upgrade on Pickard.
LAK: 11M in Cap space and Rittich is a UFA.
NSH: 13M in Cap space and and have a kid backing up and Trots is an awful GM.
NJ: 2M in Cap space and and Allen is a UFA.
OTT: .8M in Cap space and Forsbers is a UFA.
PHI: 2.8M in Cap space and all their goalies stink.
SJ: 10.7M in Cap space and Vanechek and Georgiev are UFAs.
UTA: 11.7M in Cap space and Vjmelka is a UFA.
Plus, now that he's cleared waivers, he can be traded and the new team can stash him in the AHL w/o having to waiver him.