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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I hope to god we wouldn't be giving up 27 + 35 for a goalie, none of the ones rumored to be available are worth that cost IMO.
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Are any of the goaltenders rumored to be available any better than what is available in free agency? If you can get Reimer in free agency for less than $5M, which is highly likely considering the state of goaltending around the league, you have saved yourself at least one quality asset and only spent money to address the need.
I suspect we'll have an announcement on expansion prior to the draft, which may shake some players loose. But I would still wait until after July 1st to make a deal for a goaltender. At that point the market will be much cleared and we'll know just how much of a buyer's market it is going to be and who is likely to make goaltending assets available long term.
I still think the best duo available for the Flames based off of the pool available is Reimer/Raanta. If the Flames have a chub to make a deal for a goaltender then I think the duo is Reimer/Keumper. I don't see a ton of difference in possible performance between the two duos, so I would be satisfied with either. The acquisition cost of the former duo is only dollars, and should come in less than $6M. The acquisition cost of the later is likely to set the team back a 2nd or 3rd round pick, or possibly a prospect in our system. I guess it all boils down to the confidence level the team has in Gillies and MacDonald and the schedule the team has for their arrival to the NHL.