I don't buy it with Utah. They won 5 of their first 6 when they were shooting at like 40%. They'll be fully out of it again come the new year imo.
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I don't buy it with Utah. They won 5 of their first 6 when they were shooting at like 40%. They'll be fully out of it again come the new year imo.
Blackwood Vladar Lyon are the kind of goalies likely available.
Hofer Daccord might be available if you want to pay through the nose.
Also assuming we get someone like Blackwood/Vladar for Pickard and futures we should also strengthen our farm team. And we should take a couple of future risks as well.
Hofer Daccord might be available if you want to pay through the nose.
Also assuming we get someone like Blackwood/Vladar for Pickard and futures we should also strengthen our farm team. And we should take a couple of future risks as well.
They will likely be out of it or close but even so its highly unlikely that will make Vejmelka available.
Maybe you're right. Although he is a UFA and they've been using him as their backup. It's not like he's been elite this season. Before his last game against the Hurricanes where he made like 50 saves he had a sub .900 sv%. But when you've only played 4 games, making 49 saves in a game is going to have a big impact on your numbers.
You want to get someone from Utah ....they have likely given up on Victor Soderstrom. You could likely get his rights cheap and buy him out of Brynas and put him on our farm.
Not going to reach his top pair potential but if he could modify the way he plays has the shot and the IQ to play at the NHL level. With the way he plays now his size and lack of strength hurts him.
Maybe Your right. However just pointing out they have no one in their system that is close that could have a real chance to replace him and its unlikely they see Pickard as a replacement. Well unless your willing to substantially overpay for him...and with our limited assets we should part with and at least two other needs that doesn't make sense.
Given that Schwartz is teflon coated we are better off with a veteran. Vladar likely becomes available closer to the deadline. He is better than Pickard and quite consistent and could push Skinner. Not ideal not a longer term solution but if we fix our RD--one now and one from CBJ at the deadline which we will have to pay for substantially but could be that long term solution.
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Better off with a veteran? Vladar has half the NHL experience of Vejmelka and is a year younger. Also has worse career numbers.
And you don’t see many teams out of a playoff race unwilling to trade away their UFA backup whether they have a replacement in the system or not.
