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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
Not nearly as bad of an overpayment, but reminds me of NJ's trade for Schneider.
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I don't really get that at all.
Schneider is a very different commodity than Scrivens. Schneider is a true No. 1 goaltender, who cost Luongo and is now costing Brodeur his job. And Schneider wasn't a pending UFA. Also, the Devils gave up a top ten pick to get him (which turned into Bo Horvat, a pretty good looking prospect), not a third.
As they are both pending UFAs, I really see Scrivens = Dubnyk.
So, to my mind, the Oil basically just traded a third round pick and half of Dubnyk's salary for this season for an aging, slightly overpaid fourth liner on a four year contract.
Surely a fourth liner (let alone a 32 year old on a pricey four year contract) shouldn't cost so much in today's NHL?