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Originally Posted by Jay Random
That does not follow at all, unless you are contending that Binnington also has no value without salary retention.
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Gee willikers, I think what you're contending is that an inconsistent goalie on the wrong side of 30, who is the *checks notes* fifth highest paid active goalie in the NHL, would be much more enticing as a tradeable asset if the team currently holding his rights retained some of his cap hit.
That's exactly what I'm contending, Jay. I'll come clean: I don't really believe Jordan Binnington is an objectively better goalie than Jacob Markstrom.
I only said so to elicit further comparison, and let others figure out for themselves that Markstrom is a thoroughly mediocre goaltending option (just like Binnington) and there would be few suitors for a trade.
ComixZone's assessment was bang-on, all along, and people arguing otherwise are deluding themselves.