So Talbot must be shipped out by the deadline. Nothing like forcing him to play on that team while knowing what they think of him.
I wonder if the fear really is that no amount of money is going to attract anybody to the team and therefore they are now overpaying and early on before other teams can compete.... it is the only possible explanation I have. Knowing everyone had to agree to the signing is amazing.
As for Rittich, if this sets the bar too high, you sign him to a 1 year deal for whatever the cap lets you sign him for, even if it is a significant overpayment. A show me you can do this back to back years. If he performs then you lock him up long term and if not, you saved yourself multiple years of overpaying for a average goalie. I figured the Oil would do something similar.
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