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Originally Posted by 868904
Big NO to trading a first round pick for a goalie.
Goalies are so unpredictable.
I'm also very wary on whether Bobrosky can handle a high pressure Canadian market. He melted down in Philly and has never had much playoff success.
I'm not sure what the options are, as there doesn't look to be a whole lot. I'd probably give Rittich more starts to see if he can handle it. His struggles last year when Smith went down could just be him dealing with the pressure of being the man. Maybe he's learned from it. Maybe he might be able to handle it better now with a veteran goalie backing him up.
If Smith continues to falter, I'd try a cheap lotto ticket on a Jimmy Howard, Peter Mrazek or Robin Lehner.
If Schneider can regain his form, I would consider dealing a Jankowski for him.
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This is exactly how I feel.
I say no to trading a 1st for a goalie regardless of Vezina or not. You look at the history of Stanley cup champs and it's mostly home grown goalies, free agents or trades including later round picks.
Braden Holtby
Matt Murray
Corey Crawford
MA Fleury
Jonathan Quick
Tim Thomas
Antti Niemi
Cam Ward
etc etc
We might not win with Mike Smith but like the above poster said, take a chance on someone like a Jimmy Howard or Mrazek and I'm all for it. Won't cost us the farm and if we can't win with a "solid" goalie then we're not good enough of a team.