Another possible reason is that young goalies also tend to be good assets if they pan out or have a perceived higher ceiling. Look at the returns or potential returns for goalies under 25 have received lately (Lindback, Bishop, Valrlamov, Bobrosky, rumored return for Bernier).
IF you take a goalie this year, in 3 years you will have potentially Fucale, Brossiot, Gilles and Ortio in the system. For each additional goalie that pans out is an asset that can be traded. It also helps mitigate the risk of someone not panning out or getting hurt.
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