I think this thread is completely off base.
Carolina is still Wards team and they have Peters waiting in the wings and Dan Ellis has been servicable as a veteran backup
Flordia? Why would they mortgage there future for a goalie who has 2 years remaining on his contract. Did you forget they have the #1 goalie prospect in the NHL (Markstrom) and are last in the NHL right now so they aren't really in a buy mode.
Howard has still put up better #'s then Kipper this year is younger and cheaper... no way does Detroit make a move for Kipper, I think his stats decline is more the regression of the team (losing Lidstrom+Stuart in the offseason) rather then him in particular
Tampa have Lindback and aren't going to change now, they have given him what 20 games? I don't think they give up on him this soon.
Sorry the market for Kipper is awful, the team that made sense the last couple years (Chicago, Washington, Philly) have all figuring out there tending (or in Philly's case stuck with the contract).
Not many teams are willing to trade for a 35+ goalie who just had a significant injury after posting dreadful numbers to start the season.
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