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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Lottery ticket and a 2nd is a great pickup for a goalie with way worse history than Vladar. But that was the most desperate team out there for a goalie. Maybe Carolina comes to play but I see them as less urgent. Probably missed the plane here. Hopefully not because we're sitting on our hands to see how the team plays.
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I think Blackwood has a much better history than Vladar.
In his first 3 seasons in New Jersey he put up a .911 over 105 games and was talked about as a potential Team Canada goalie.
Then he had two rough seasons where injuries and confidence really hampered him in NJ - put up a .893 in those 47 games.
And now on what's been the worst team in the league over the last two seasons he's bounced back with a .902 over 63 games even though he faces the toughest competition of any goalie with 40+ appearances the last two seasons (3.42 xGA per 60)
If you want a guy who potentially can be a starter then I think Blackwood has shown more than Vladar in terms of being able to handle that workload too.