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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
if you are getting a goalie like that, you can move salary for another upgrade
from teams in the top 8 waiver priority
Florida and Edmonton take him automatically
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If I'm Edmonton, why would I trade for Luongo when I have Dubnyk who has started to emerge as a solid goalie, is half the price, and who had better stats the Roberto this year on a team with zero defense?
Even if he could help them right away, what happens in a couple of years when they are up against the cap-ceiling and all their young stars are due for raises? Which one do you ship out just to keep an old goalie?
Someone may claim the guy, sure, but I don't think it would be an automatic, and it certainly wouldn't be very prudent long-term. There's still 9 years on that contract, and the guy isn't retiring anytime soon.