Sure, but the fact that they are transitioning into a competitive means having the absolutely deplorable goaltending they have isn't going to work, look at calgary. I think they'd put up the 5mil cap figure considering they were paying Ward more than that since 06'. They'd take Andersen in a heart beat. Putting Andersen in front of Carolinas defense would actually work, considering Carolinas at very least has the ability to be a lot better than toronto's.
I think you missed his point, though, about already having 2 goalies signed through next season. We can't carry 3 goalies, nobody is trading for Ward or Lack, and I seriously doubt we bury one of those guys in the AHL. What are we supposed to do after we claim Andersen? Cut a guy off our active roster and roll with 3 goalies till the end of next season?
Not gonna comment on the OP but what the hell happened to Cam Ward ? The guy was solid couple of years ago.
Injuries ? Age ? Was never that good ?
In his prime he was quite good, a game stealer. He was really never the same after hitting a rash of injuries, including an MCL, about 3 years ago. For a time his movement was visibly limited, and frankly I think he has struggled to stay sharp mentally. He's become prone to giving up soft goals and having flameout games.
I do kind of wonder what he would look like today if he hadn't played behind our trainwreck of a defense the past few years. If he had been supported a little better coming off those injury seasons, maybe he could have been disguised as a roughly average starter instead of exposed night after night.
