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Originally Posted by Northendzone
But what other options were out there for the oilers than Campbell.
I’d also think that the oilers had to do something in net as I’d have to think that McD is getting tired of spinning his wheels.
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There weren’t a lot of options on the free agent market. There best play would have been to try and trade for goalie that was depth on another team but had upside. A mystery box would have been better. Heck, Mike Smith would have been better and cheaper.
I also doubt they had to pay 5 x $5 million for Campbell. He signed the deal almost instantly so it’s not like there was a bidding war. If they waited him out, they could have likely got him for less, but they acted like trailer trash winning the lottery. They tied themselves down for 5 years to a 30 year old goalie with only 137 NHL games and no resume as a clear #1 goalie. Even Toronto preferred to let him go rather than clear space for him.