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Originally Posted by neo45
Well the richest team in the league just determined his contract to be too expensive for them, so maybe I'm not delusional. Things could change by the draft, but if Reimer plays well I think the Canucks need to get very worried.
If Reimer plays poorly this situation probably works itself out
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There are other teams in the league besides Toronto. The deal isn't prohibitively expensive, it costs 6.7M per season, which is about the same as Bryz, Rinne, Ward, Lundqvist; It's not like they have to shell out $10M per season for the guy and there are plenty of pricier players out there. The cap hit is actually a boon next year; 5.3 is lower than comparable netminders (he's 10th in the league in cap hit among goalies next year). The dollars aren't the problem, it's whether you want him on your team when he's 40.
Personally I'm getting to a point where I think they should just trade Schneider and sleep in the bed they made with the Luongo deal. Schneider has to be worth some significant assets at this point - he's been top 10 in GAA and sv% the last two years and last year he was top 3. He's only 26. If he plays reasonably well in the 1 or 2 rounds of playoff action I expect Vancouver will see this year, he's gotta be worth a top 10 pick or a blue chip prospect, and perhaps a roster player to boot.