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Originally Posted by ComixZone
It's tough. If you don't draft and develop a #1 goalie, none of the options to fill the spot are ever really perfect.
Murray - steady decline, looks like the structure of his game is being exposed due to East-West style offensive strategies that are the majority of strategies in the NHL now (whoever was on the fan this morning talking about this stuff was really interesting). 26 though - he could adapt and be a #1 goalie for a long time.
Kuemper - brilliant numbers, passes the eye test, long history of injury issues though
Markstrom - 31 at the start of next season. How dangerous will his contract be?
Fleury - amazing person, age may have caught up and $7M AAV is just bad.
All the options carry risks, but the team needs to seek improvement so there will be some risk. Whether it be in contract value/term, acquisition cost - or all of the above.
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31 is not old for a goalie at all
The current starters (still playing) are: 34, 32, 29 and 26 (and Fleury is 35)
Goalies peak much later than skaters