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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
There's tons of comparable out there. That's why it was not a surprising deal to me. Use Karri Ramo as a comparable if you really want.
The $3M itself isn't even fair to compare anyway. Jones was an RFA and Koskinen is a UFA, so you have to buy out those expensive UFA years. It's also 2019 where the cap will be significantly higher.
Also, Jones and Darling and Talbot and all these other guys out there were actually back ups to #1 goaltenders and other teams forecasted that these guys could transfer their performances as starters. Koskinen's situation is actually different because he's actually won the #1 job on the team that's re-signing him. So at the very least, they know what they're getting and the risk isn't as extreme.
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OK, Ramo was signed for a 1B salary for two years and then one year. In his mid-20s. For less than Koskinen. And it turns out that short term was a good idea, because, where is he now?
Sure, Koskinen won the number one job. In Edmonton. Over a guy that was playing badly and had done so for the previous season as well. In your Ramo example, he had won the starting job over Hiller (who was number one the year before), having taken over in the previous POs, and still only got a one year deal.