When I think about it, this is really the best possible move to address our goaltending. Elliott should be a solid #1, did not cost a lot to acquire, and perhaps most importantly will only make 2.5 million this season. This is crucial because it should leave enough cap room for the Treliving to pursue a top-6 RW in free agency even after the Gaudreau/Monahan extensions. As long as they can fit that player in for this season a lot of cap space will open up for 17-18 with guys like Smid, Engelland, Bollig, Raymond, Wideman becoming UFA, if they haven't been moved already.
Overall really shrewd move by Treliving, you can tell he explored every possible avenue and rightly arrived at the conclusion that the other available goalies would be too much to acquire, too much of a risk based on contract status, too much against the cap, or not certain enough in their on-ice performance. Well done, Brad!
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