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[devo22]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

NHL Starter - Elliott
Backup - Gillies/Rittich

AHL G1 - Gillies/Rittich
G2 - Parsons/McDonald

ECHL G1 - Parsons/McDonald
Nick Schneider back to the WHL as an overager.

perfect, that's exactly what I hope to see next season.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Few goalies stick in the NHL without a lot of AHL seasoning first. Most have at least 100 games in the AHL under their belt.

Corey Crawford: 255 AHL games
Martin Jones: 158
Devan Dubnyk: 142
Cory Schneider: 136
Braden Holtby: 132
Cam Talbot: 116
Matt Murray: 72
Jonathan Quick: 71 (AHL + ECHL)

Gillies: 47

It's premature to pencil in Gillies as an NHL backup next season.

To me that looks like you want to give Gilles about 40 AHL games next year and 10-15 NHL starts with 25 being a backup. The year after is similar. Then 3 years from now he takes the starter role having about 100 - 120 AHL games like those on the list.

Elliot on a 3 x 5 would be perfect with Gilles and Rittixh being backups

[devo22]

NHL:
Elliott: ~50 starts
Gillies: ~15 starts
Rittich: ~15 starts

AHL:
Gillies: ~25 starts
Rittich: ~25 starts
Parsons: ~20 starts
McCollum: veteran backup

ECHL:
McDonald: ~40 starts
Parsons: ~20 starts

gives you a solid NHL #1, a couple of young goalies who get used to the league as well as seasoning in the AHL and gives the other young guys enough time to develop and get used to the pro game.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by devo22

NHL:
Elliott: ~50 starts
Gillies: ~15 starts
Rittich: ~15 starts

AHL:
Gillies: ~25 starts
Rittich: ~25 starts
Parsons: ~20 starts
McCollum: veteran backup

ECHL:
McDonald: ~40 starts
Parsons: ~20 starts

gives you a solid NHL #1, a couple of young goalies who get used to the league as well as seasoning in the AHL and gives the other young guys enough time to develop and get used to the pro game.

Planning a three headed monster in goal is insanity.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by devo22

NHL:
Elliott: ~50 starts
Gillies: ~15 starts
Rittich: ~15 starts

AHL:
Gillies: ~25 starts
Rittich: ~25 starts
Parsons: ~20 starts
McCollum: veteran backup

ECHL:
McDonald: ~40 starts
Parsons: ~20 starts

gives you a solid NHL #1, a couple of young goalies who get used to the league as well as seasoning in the AHL and gives the other young guys enough time to develop and get used to the pro game.

You didnt factor in Schneider anywhere and I doubt he goes back to junior.

I imagine McCollum will be loaned out again or traded.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Planning a three headed monster in goal is insanity.

Thats not a 3 headed goalie monster when the 2 backups can pass freely to the ahl without waivers.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

McCollum has 21 more minutes of NHL experience than Gillies... just saying.

Yeah I understand McCollum was signed because we needed a goalie for the expansion draft but he's got decent stats in the AHL and as a former first rounder, he once had high expectations but has never gotten a chance.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Thats not a 3 headed goalie monster when the 2 backups can pass freely to ghe ahl without waivers.

Yeah but if one guy isn't good enough for 20 to 25 NHL starts, you'll miss the playoffs.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Yeah but if one guy isn't good enough for 20 to 25 NHL starts, you'll miss the playoffs.

Yeah, I wasn't advocating the allotted starts in that post.

As I said earlier in the thread, I'm hoping we sign a good veteran starter and let Gillies/Rittich battle for the back up spot in camp. Loser of that battle goes to be the starter in Stockton, and the winner doesn't go back down to the AHL unless he's stinking up the joint.

Meanwhile Parsons, McDonald and Schneider all battle for the back up role in Stockton and the losers of that battle both have to get their starts in ECHL unless there is an injury somewhere in the pipeline.

McCollum loaned or traded.