Friedman: Sens testing market on Andrew Hammond (UPDATE: On Waivers, Nov. 19)

[caley]

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[FlamesFan18]

Flames for Johnson and Chiasson?

 

[Kanneda]

He had the best streak I remember from a goaltender and after it his numbers and performances have been horrible (including that year's playoffs).
Who took his place? Condon? O'Connor?

 

[Benjamin]

Hammond was brutal in the 1st half of last season and then finished out being OK. Was pretty bad in his two games this season. Condon is an upgrade. Hammond is an AHLer. Not even backup worthy.

 

[nhlfan9191]

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Honestly, is this a surprise with Condon's play? Hammond had a flash in the pan 20 game run two years ago, what has he done since other then stink and be hurt. He has no value.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Doesn't seem like a bona fide NHL goalie. Not that there's a lot of difference between the 55th and 75th best goalies in North America, but he definitely looks like he's on the lower side of that...seems waive-able...

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

His stats since he joined the league are off the charts good, this seems like a very stupid move.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

His stats since he joined the league are off the charts good, this seems like a very stupid move.

It really isn't.

 

[Doctor No]

His stats since he joined the league are off the charts good

Since mid-March of 2015, not really:

http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/hammond.html

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

It really isn't.

It really is, his 5v5 stats are EASILY top 10 in the league since he joined the league.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

I'll just leave this here.

https://twitter.com/imfleming16/status/788044945802272769

 

[Doctor No]

Fun fact about Hammond (not super relevant, to be honest) - in a December 2014 AHL game, he allowed three goals in 36 seconds, for a 300.00 GAA.

And he didn't get the loss in the game.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

It really is, his 5v5 stats are EASILY top 10 in the league since he joined the league.

That's what a miracle run will do. If you seriously think his stats are sustainable then I don't know what to say.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

That's what a miracle run will do. If you seriously think his stats are sustainable then I don't know what to say.

They might not be, but to shop him after 2 bad (?) games is just dumb, he's shown a hell of a lot more then Condon.

 

[MXD]

Does he count as an "available" player for the incoming expansion draft?

 

[Doctor No]

I'll just leave this here.

https://twitter.com/imfleming16/status/788044945802272769

You're free to leave it here.

You're even free to explain what would happen if you cut off prior to mid-March 2015.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

You're free to leave it here.

You're even free to explain what would happen if you cut off prior to mid-March 2015.

I do not have that cut off but i'm 95% sure that the stats still look much better then Condons numbers.

 

[TheNewEra]

so which teams need a goalie? I hope it isnt for picks and that we actually get an upgrade on our team somewhere

 

[Doctor No]

I do not have that cut off but i'm 95% sure that the stats still look much better then Condons numbers.

When did Condon become the baseline comparison?

 

[belair]

Musical chairs with ****** backup goalies?

C'mon NHL. You can do better than that. There's an expansion draft coming up.

 

[Video Coach]

How did the Sens go from having Anderson - Lehner - Bishop to Anderson - Hammond - Condon in such a short time? Really don't get how they managed to muck that up.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

When did Condon become the baseline comparison?

When he's the guy they're keeping while they're supposedly looking to move Hammond? Can't be THAT hard to see why i compare them?

 

[TheNewEra]

How did the Sens go from having Anderson - Lehner - Bishop to Anderson - Hammond - Condon in such a short time? Really don't get how they managed to muck that up.

the bishop trade was painful

the lehner trade is painful atm but it depends on what colin white turns into

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Not surprising... This will be what happens majority of his career... The life of a backup

 

[MXD]

Musical chairs with ****** backup goalies?

C'mon NHL. You can do better than that. There's an expansion draft coming up.

...That's the thing.
If Hammond meets the threshold for availability, AND I'M PRETTY SURE HE DOES, it will enable teams to not give extra-leverage to their backup in salary negotiations.

There's the obvious Price/Montoya case, and I'm pretty sure there are other ones. That's why Condon has some value, and that's why Hammond probably does, too.

I'm quite sure the Bruins are in the exact same situation, with ONLY Rask meeting the games played threshold (and Khudobin maybe having issues reaching it, though Khudobin IS signed for next season).