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Originally Posted by dammage79
HAHA, haha, he he, he hoo ha. 5 million a season with term for three months of good goaltending. Pass.
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1) ...He was good for the Coyotes. He finished top 3 in Vezina voting after those three months with Minnesota but he was great for both teams. Arizona traded him because he was hurting their McDavid tank.
2) He had an off year in 2013-14 but his 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13 seasons were all solid (at or above league average save percentage each year), especially considering the #1 pick-getting teams in font of him.
3) we pay a 33 year old Jonas Hiller 4.5 million a year. Considering Hiller's recently (last four years) not approached a season as good as Dubnyk's second best over the same time frame, I don't think it's out of the question to pay Dubnyk a slight bit more.
4) He's 28. If Term is 4 years, I'd be willing to do it. I agree more than 4 years is pushing it.
Personally I would offer him 5.3 m AAV over 4 years. If he wants more, NBD but if he's happy with that, I think we'd be happy with it. And if/when Ortio or Gillies or MacDonald emerge as a #1 I don't think that contract is tough to move - potentially with a good return even.