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Today would be a great day to sign Seth Jarvis.
...pray for the Jarvis extension
Today would be a great day to sign Seth Jarvis.
Considering the fact that Freddie Andersen's contract is expiring and Kochetkov has three years until UFA, I wonder if the Canes are interested in Askarov.
That makes sense to me. With Landeskog coming back, they're gonna want to contend, and yanking the goalie slot machine lever again is probably the only way they're going to fix their goaltending at this point.FWIW I fully expect him to end up in Colorado
I was thinking more along the lines that their current backup is Annunen, who they can probably send to the A without getting claimed, and their stuff behind Annunen and Georgiev is meh at best until you get to the prospects that are 3-4 years younger than Askarov. Mind you Georgiev is also meh at best IMO.That makes sense to me. With Landeskog coming back, they're gonna want to contend, and yanking the goalie slot machine lever again is probably the only way they're going to fix their goaltending at this point.
That applies just as much to sweet potatoes.If you're using that much force to cut into an avocado, it says something about either the avocado or the upkeep of your knives.
I think people write him off because of his inability to stay healthy and actually be counted on. Just like Raanta. So I don’t really feel confident counting on him to split starts.When people completely write-off Freddie based on his playoff performance I like to remind them that he went 13-2 in the regular season last year with a 1.84 GAA .932 SV%.
He’s more than capable of splitting starts with PK (when he’s healthy). Just don’t play him every game in the playoffs like a stubborn as (I’m sorry RBA, please don’t choke me out)
his history is nothing like Raanta's though.I think people write him off because of his inability to stay healthy and actually be counted on. Just like Raanta. So I don’t really feel confident counting on him to split starts.
For the record what I'm hearing is that the move to Kooch being the #1 goalie this year is more about it being the time for him to step up than anything about Freddie. They genuinely have high expectations for Kooch going forward and the plan is to see that happen this year.When people completely write-off Freddie based on his playoff performance I like to remind them that he went 13-2 in the regular season last year with a 1.84 GAA .932 SV%.
He’s more than capable of splitting starts with PK (when he’s healthy). Just don’t play him every game in the playoffs like a stubborn as (I’m sorry RBA, please don’t choke me out)
That makes sense. They need to pressure test Kochetkov this year while they have Andersen so they know whether they are pursuing a 1A or 1B/2 to replace Andersen next year.For the record what I'm hearing is that the move to Kooch being the #1 goalie this year is more about it being the time for him to step up than anything about Freddie. They genuinely have high expectations for Kooch going forward and the plan is to see that happen this year.
That being said, the playoffs meltdown didn't do Freddie any favors.
I don't intend to compare degrees of injury proneness, of course Raanta's been even less reliable. But that doesn't mean Freddie has been reliable. Missed '21 and '22 playoffs due to injury despite higher game counts in the regular season. Blood clot is honestly still a concern and I don't view it as being 100% in the rear view mirror. And yeah he was terrible in these past playoffs.his history is nothing like Raanta's though.
Raanta's games played vs. Andersen's games played
18-19: 12 vs. 60
19-20: 33 vs. 52
20-21: 12 vs. 24
21-22: 28 vs. 52
22-23: 27 vs 34
23-24: 24 vs. 16 (this wasn't injury per se, it was a blood clot)
Raanta's career high is 47 games and only twice has been > 30 games. Not even close to Freddie. No doubt, the last 2 years Freddie has struggled (one of them being a blood clot), so there's pause for concern.
I could see a split with Pyotr doing 50 games and Freddie doing 32, plus/minus.
Also, welcome back. I've noticed you've taken a hiatus for a couple of months.