For those voicing opinions about the down Year Bishop just had, I understand your point but imagine for a moment:
-you are 1 season from free agency
-you have been nominated for Vezina 2 straight years
-your team is a Stanley cup favorite
- suddenly your team tries to trade you. So close actually, that another team is given permission to talk to your agent
-potential deal falls through, but you know in the back of your mind that you could win the Hart, Vezina and Conn Smythe and there is still little to no chance you will be brought back by your team
-the season doesn't start well, and you are pretty much winding down the clock, or waiting for the other shoe to drop in the form of trade
-you are eventually traded, to be a backup for another vezina candidate, and now not playing regularly, thus not so well
I can see how even the best of goalies would struggle under theses circumstances. And by struggle we are talking .910 instead of .920
Not <.900
Now this will cost Bishop. He won't get 7 years. Likely not 6 years either. But likely 5 and at worst 4. No way he has to settle for 3, unless it's over 7.5M
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