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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
They really need to trade for someone who can share the net with Rittich and who can make a freaking routine save without looking like it's the hardest save in the world.
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I agree and I would recommend to take a good look into AHL goalies, because you can afford them and their contract is going to fit into our salary cap. Even a mediocre save% around 90% in 15-20 games would be an upgrade over Mike Smith.
As I have said in some other thread, I would take a shot at Pavel Francouz. He is number 3 for the Avs, I believe a draft pick ranging between round 3 - 5 would do the trick. He is not proven in the NHL, but he has played a lot of games at professional level and his numbers are impressive throughout his whole career. His cap hit is 690k and its just a one year, two way deal. He is not going to hurt you in any way, even if you decide to send him down. He has some history with Rittich from the last IIHF WC too. Checked his interview after his debut for the Avs and his english is arguably better then Rittich's. This guy would be my choice if we were looking for a cheap, rental goalie as a replacement for Smith.