The Blues are going to go ahead and put Craig Anderson on the block, although are in no desperate need to move him as we have enough cap to re-sign him and would be happy to do so.
I've had a couple teams tell me that goaltenders aren't worth much in this league in and would like to clear the air on that. I got flamed for selling Ward too cheap last summer so am really not 100% sure what the values are...but what I do know is that the best goalie in the league just carried a not so talent rich team to a cup win. So I have to think even if people's perception of goalie's is not having much value, it's likely wrong, and the best goalies should be more sought after than they currently are.
That said, the asking return will be less than I was hoping for a couple months ago but still selling him as a top 10 NHL goalie (instead of top 3) as I believe he will challenge for, if not run away with the vezina next year after a full healthy season.
Could be a rare opportunity for a steal here as the team paying for a very good goalie ends up with THE BEST goalie a year from now. But at the very least he will still be worth what you paid.
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