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Originally Posted by David Struch
I wonder who would win a poll of the following top goalies who may be available? Acquisition cost is such a huge variable.
Corey Crawford
Sergei Bobrovsky
Carey Price
Ryan Miller
Henrik Lundqvist
Jonathan Quick
Cam Talbot
Jimmy Howard
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Brobovsky is the only one I would even consider.
Everyone else is older than 31 years old.
I'd rather pay much more and then acquire a somewhat proven goalie who is 25 to 30 years old. Bobrovsky, Lehner, Varlamov are all upcoming UFAs if I'm not mistaken. Otherwise maybe Dell, Grubauer. Varlamov probably re-signs.
So Bobrovsky, Lehner, Grubauer and Dell are the only options that make any sense to me. Bobrovsky and Lehner would likely have to been signed in the off-season. Dell is on a division rival and hasn't been great.
I am glad that Rittich looks so promising. He might stop the Flames from doing something stupid, like acquiring a goalie who is 31+ years old.