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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
No, no, no. This is another move that was forced by the expansion draft. Vasilevsky, like Murray, is the goalie of the future in Tampa and is already nearly as good as Bishop at half of the cost. If you were their GM, would you re-sign a 30 year old goalie to a 6 year $6-7 million contract when you have a replacement for him right now at just $3.5 million for the next 3 years and he's all of 22 years old? Now ask that question again considering your team is already under a cap crunch because you're trying to pay some star forwards and defensemen? Which would you keep long term? Which player would you expose or let go to UFA and which would you protect?
This is pretty much a no-brainer for Yzerman. It's a tough situation, but he made the right call letting Bishop go. It doesn't reflect poorly on Bishop, it's a long-term/cap management situation.
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So in other words he's not franchise altering seeing they feel they can replace him with a younger goaltender that's not quite as good but has potential to be. With the Flames having at least two goaltenders in their system that they like very much it would probably play out the same here in a matter of half way into what would be a 6 year deal with Bishop. The Bishop deal would have always been of instant gratification (and that's if he can get back to his play of a few years back which isn't guaranteed seeing how other goaltenders haven't fared well behind this defense) in exchange for long term pain.