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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Gillies is almost certainly more than a year away. We already have two of the highest paid pending free-agent goalies. Not sure that a better starter can be found on that list, either - and we know the list will be much smaller by the time July 1 rolls around.
Ortio stepping up and tapping into upside we all hope is there would sure be nice. Finding a back-up to pair him with would be a lot easier than trading for a starter for the next few seasons. |
Further to this point, here are the pending UFA goalies for next July 1.
Cam Ward
Jonas Hiller
Karri Ramo
Niklas Backstrom
James Reimer
Ben Scrivens
Anton Khudobin
Alex Stalock
Chad Johnson
Jhonas Enroth
I'd rather re-sign Hiller than bring in anyone else on that list. You know what you get out of him, he's going to be cheap to bring back, and he's a good soldier. Even if Ortio is established as the guy by the end of the year, I think it would be unwise to let Hiller walk.