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Originally Posted by Vinny01
2 years isn’t long enough for me. Then what Kuemper at 32 getting 4-6 years at a huge raise? New goalie again?
Personally I hope Wolf is the real deal but he is likely not going to be started ready until he is 24-25. I prefer the Flames give Markstrom a 5-6 year deal where the last couple years are hopefully transitioning to Wolf taking over and the salaries never intersect where both need to be paid starter money.
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And goalies are so volatile as it is.
Carey Price was the best goalie in the world at 30 and coming off a.933, .934, .923 save percentages over the previous three seasons.
Next three seasons have been .900, .918, .909
Sergei Bobrovski was 31 and coming off seasons of .931, .921, and .913 save percentages, he moves to Florida and puts up a .900 save percentage.
Kuemper was a backup that had .905. .915, .902, .920 seasons. Then he turns 28 and puts up .925 and .928 seasons.
Honestly you never know what your're going to get over two seasons from a goalie, they are so volatile year to year. Giving up a first for only two seasons of a 30 year goalie is foolish because really odds are one of those two years is likely to be below average.
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Originally Posted by AC
But saving $1M on a goalie is not worth giving away our 1st. I'd rather us spend an extra $2M on Markstrom than trade our 1st.
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Especially because it's only two seasons.
Say you can sign Markstrom for 5 years at $5.5M now or Trade 1st for Kuemper at 2 x $4.5M and then if everything goes well and he plays good you have to extend him at 3 years and $6.5M at the age of 33.
You're saving $1M for the next two seasons, only to then pay $1M more the the next three seasons. And giving up a 1st for that slight benefit.