Rumor: Stars' Ben Bishop potentially close to return (Update: Career over)

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Maybe Carolina would be interested in Holtby as a rental because you just never know with Raanta's injury rap sheet. With how well he's playing RN, you could get a legitimate haul for him.

 

[thewookie1]

So, Stars fans, the obvious casualty has to be Khudobin, right? Holtby playing too well, Oettinger playing too well (plus he's the future), Bishop too pricey to move.

I'm curious what the rough price would be to land both Holtby or Khudobin, from an Eastern team badly in need of some backup/platoon insurance.

Khudobin is a negative value
Holtby is a positive value
Bishop is a ???

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

He will return then in-jure himself in warm up. The guy has spent 95% of his past two seasons on the IR.

 

[PuckG]

DAL and EDM should be working the phone lines.

 

[JeffP]

Khudobin is the odd man out and has a m-ntc(4 teams I think), and you would have to imagine we add to get someone to take at that salary

Stars would have to find a way to make it palatable to another team capable of eating salary.. which makes Pens unlikely? It’s really tough to find a dance partner here is the issue.

*I could totally see Khudobin at a solid 1b/backup, but his age and season so far doesn’t make him look particularly intriguing to other teams imho

**All of the potential recent fire sale teams are capped out and the underachievers are probably named as m-ntc, unless MTL can abuse LTIR.. I’m not exactly sure how that works

***Bishop trying to jump back in is terrible timing, you can’t push Oettinger down again unless you want him to feel like he should not re sign with Dallas

****In My Humble Opinion

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Edmonton should for sure be on the phone lines working a deal for Bishop. Just make sure to have insurance for him. Mike Smith could be that insurance.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

In my opinion, Oettinger & Holtby have earned the right to be the tandem you go with for the rest of the season. Khudobin hasn't been very good since the finals run and Bishop's injuries are unfortunate, but at some point too much is too much.

 

[JKG33]

In my opinion, Oettinger & Holtby have earned the right to be the tandem you go with for the rest of the season. Khudobin hasn't been very good since the finals run and Bishop's injuries are unfortunate, but at some point too much is too much.

My thoughts exactly.

If you send Oettinger down after the way he's played, you'll probably piss him off as well as the rest of the team. Similar to trading Holtby, who's only one of the remaining three with positive value.

Ultimately the only move is to trade/waive Khudobin, and rotate in Bishop until he inevitably gets hurt again.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Stars have a four headed monster?


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Peyton Manning?

 

[Soups On]

Sending Oettinger down would be stupid. He's been the best goalie and is the goalie of the future, let him run with the number 1 with Bishop as support.

Buffalo and maybe Carolina, as others have mentioned, may be candidates to look into one of the other 3 goalies.

 

[Accelleratii]

I gotta think Buffalo is watching this situation very closely.

One would think, which means they're probably not, because, well, Buffalo

 

[JeffP]

One might also think that the 4 M-NTC teams he’d block would likely be out of these teams:

Not sure if he’d designate the list at the beginning of the season or as they would shop him but its something to consider. Who wouldnt be blocked but would have the interest and cap room/ltir to take him and what needs to go along with him that makes sense for both teams?

Jim Nill over a barrel. Are we about to get Hard Yzerman’d?

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

I predict Holtby gets moved. No one wants the other contracts.

 

[JeffP]

It's weird because Bishop is supposed to play CP Thursday, and cap gymnastics are going to be necessary.
I think we probably find a partner we way oversweeten to take him and maybe another 1-2mil player. :\

I'm not sure we could even waive Dobby, if that comes alongside the no-move.
Someone's getting the hose here if anything changes hands, unless Nill can pull some Jedi maneuvers.

 

[DesertPenguin]

If a deal can be made to bring one of those 4 goalies to the Pens as a backup to Jarry at a number that fits under the cap, we would be SUPREMELY interested.

Edit: Khudobin at 50% would work.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Rangers would love Holtby

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Moving Khudobin is the first order of business. The issue with that is Dallas needs to clear salary in order for Bishop to come off LTIR. Meaning Dallas likely can’t take money back or retain

 

[Chayos]

DAL and EDM should be working the phone lines.

need to be money in money out for both teams so it will be tough.

 

[account deactivated]

If Nill throws me a few grand, I'll fix any cap issues by bumping into Bishop while he's down here in Austin so he's gotta go back on IR.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Wonder if Khudobin set up his no trade list to include the teams that could afford to fit his cap number. Those are also the really bad teams that need a goalie.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Looks like they need to move 4mill in cap space when he comes back

 

[Jumptheshark]

Wonder if Khudobin set up his no trade list to include the teams that could afford to fit his cap number. Those are also the really bad teams that need a goalie.

Waivers can be an option. It is a no trade not a no movement

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Waivers can be an option. It is a no trade not a no movement

They don't save enough cap space to get under the cap by simply burying him in the minors and no one is claiming him with how badly he is playing plus two years on his contract.

If they are to move Dobby, they need to find a team not on his no trade list and then sweeten the pot to move him.

 

[Jumptheshark]

They don't save enough cap space to get under the cap by simply burying him in the minors and no one is claiming him with how badly he is playing plus two years on his contract.

Waivers in meaning another team grabs him

 

[Jumptheshark]

DAL and EDM should be working the phone lines.

Oilers have no money. Will need a 3rd team