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Originally Posted by dissentowner
How did Fasth work out for Edmonton? What has Andersen proven that he is worth a guy that should be able to fetch a late 1st at the deadline? The market for goalies is super low, why are we overpaying for a guy that Duck fans are always ready to run out of town because he can't get it done in the post season. Almost sounds like a guy we already have that we would like to run out of town. Trading for a goalie right now would be insanity unless it is a young stud.
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Fasth and Andersen are different players. Fasth was older when he went to the Oilers. Andersen is 26.
The last I checked the Flames don't have an NHL goalie under contract next year.
That's a pretty serious organizational need, I'd say. And whether or not anybody agrees what Andersen's potential is, it seems safe to say, he'd be an upgrade on Ramo and Hiller.
The crux here is whether or not Hudler could actually fetch a late first rounder at the deadline. Maybe he could, maybe he couldn't. Who knows what the market is?
But I think that's a bit optimistic given Hudler's cemented rental status (a contending team isn't going to be able to fit his rumoured $7 million AAV ask) but that's me. Hudler probably gets at least a second rounder for sure.
And I think a free agent second rounder for Andersen is a solid gambit, not an especially stupid one.