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Originally Posted by 868904
I was looking up goalies who might be had on the cheap who have NHL experience as a 1b and thought Michael Hutchinson might be an option, but then realized he just signed a 1 year deal with Florida, who also have Luongo and Reimer there long term.
What's going on there? And is Reimer an option for the Flames? Stone or Frolik would have to go to make it money work but Reimer seems like a decent option.
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Simple. Luongo is old. When he was injured last year Reimer was the starter, and he did ok. The next option was Hari Sateri...not good. They have a young middling goalie prospect in Montembault, but last year was his first as a pro.
There are NO other goalies signed to contracts for the Panthers.
Hutchinson was signed as an insurance policy for a 39 year old Luongo still playing a bulk of the games. Should he falter, it'll be up to Reimer and Hutchinson to carry the load.
There is zero chance of prying either of those players out of Florida at the moment.