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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
While I agree its not a bold move, it is actually a low risk high reward signing. The likely hood of it paying off, agreed is low, but the fact of the matter is the best case scenario in his signing is the Oilers get an elite level NHL goalie for the remainder of this season. Bryz has proven he can be elite in this league, he hasn't proven he can do it consistently and not be a disaster at some points either. But there is tones of POTENTIAL upside here.
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When has he shown he can be an elite goalie?
He has 1 season where his GAA and SV % were top 10 in the NHL. Now those aren't the only determiners of who is elite or not (although Quick, Rask, Lundqvist routinely in top 10 in each) but considering he has played behind some very responsible defensive teams in Phoenix you would think if he has been elite his numbers would look better.
It may not be high risk in terms of the Oilers can't get much worse and have not much to lose but if they bring him in and he sucks then what do the Oilers do? Is Dubnyk going to be a good guy to send in? Do they burn it down? Spend big assets to get a better option?
With MacT being the new GM and Eakins a new coach seems like they can't fire either guy but at the same time seems like a last ditch effort of a desperate group that usually comes before a firing.