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Originally Posted by Toonage
The difference though with Markstrom vs. Kuemper in this instance is that Kuemper would be guaranteed at the rate he is now for 2 years at the cost of your 1st. Markstrom would be sought after and could run you more than just the $1M over Kuemper's cost.
The 1st buys cost certainty in this case. Not insignificant with the cap being what it is.
Not advocating for the trade, though cynically I believe it will happen and likely be worse than just a 1st for a goaltender.
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The cost of that cost certainty is that his contract is only two years, then will go up.
So the total difference in cap hit between the two goalies, over the next 5 years or so, is negligible - no where near different enough to justify a 1st going out the door.