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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Save percentages all over the league were higher when Smith was playing. Not directly comparable.
And the price for a goalie during the off season, coming from a team in the bottom of a rebuild that does not want to keep that goalie, is very different from the price at the deadline in a deal between two teams with similar odds of making the playoffs. Hell, every player is liable to go for more at the deadline than any other time of year.
The bottom line is, Fitzgerald went after three good goalies: Markstrom, Saros, and Ullmark. He wasn't willing to trade Mercer for any of them, and none of those three teams were willing to trade their goalies unless they got Mercer. So he went out instead and traded junk for junk.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Smith hasn't played since 2021-22. The following two seasons have been the highest-scoring in the NHL since the mid-1990s.
I just don't see any significant value in Holtz. I'd want something more than a (presumably protected) 1st for Markstrom just now.
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So 1 year? Smith was playing the other highest scoring season. It’s not like they played in different eras. It’s very similar.
Isn’t scoring back down this season ?
Based on what goalies have historically returned especially the ones Markstrom age it’s a great return.
But we have no idea what was offered. Like I’ve said if that was the offer it’s a major fumble. Maybe they did get offered the Smith package, and declining that is fine. Giving away Markstrom for a 3rd and some throwaway prospect would be silly.