Idk how much longer we’ll go hoping and praying he can be the next guy for the job. If they give him enough starts this season and continues to falter I think they seriously need to consider buying out his final year in the offseason (only costs 750k and would save us 3.75 mil next year). I don’t like penciling in a goalie who hasn’t proven anything. He got some solid games in and a playoff win when he was 20 and everyone jumped on the hype train, along with bob going down the drain they gave him that contract thinking he’d take over the reigns pretty immediately and be this young star goalie. Instead, bob found his game, won the presidents’ trophy, won the conference, won the conference again, and won the cup, and was nominated for the Vezina for the 3rd time. Has this year and next and no signs of slowing down yet. And we’re going to continue hanging onto this kid who’s making 4.5per to either be a lousy backup or just play in the ahl hoping that maybe possibly he can be the guy when bob’s contract is up. I just really don’t understand it.
Having said that, I hope he figures it out. He has the poise and physical ability, but if he can’t put it together it won’t do us much good. I know he’s young and could still become something but it wouldn’t be as big of a deal if it weren’t for the contract
