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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
The other factor that will play into this is, none of these players are actually very good. Some of them have barely played or stopped playing.
So is an NHL team going to take the PR risk for a player that is basically replacement level?
Carter Hart is probably the most capable but even he was OK at best, and hasn't played since mid-way through the 2023-2024 season.
I just don't see a team thinking the benefit outweights the negatives.
These guys can all go play in the KHL.
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Carter Hart looked like a very promising goalie. He had solid and pretty consistent numbers on a not so great team.
McLeod was becoming a solid middle six fan favorite type, but likely would have had $1-2 million type contracts until early to mid 30s and then retired.
Dube did not look very good in his last year and had probably signed the biggest contract he was going to get.
If they all end up in the KHL, monetary wise, the only guy who is losing lots of cash is likely Hart. He could have easily signed a $40+ million contract next and was set to become a UFA.