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Old 07-29-2019, 09:52 AM   #24
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This is the new normal for NHL starting goalies: Fewer regular season games in hopes that they will be in better condition for a long playoff run.


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True true

Based on this then you would have thought the Tampa GM would do a better job negotiating this contract down. In my opinion he did not do a very good job in this regard.
Okay fine, I agree with Textcritic that the League is trending that way, but I also fully agree with Hendog.

How can you afford a solid 51/31 tandem if one of those guys is hauling in $9.5M?

People constantly wonder why goaltenders, a very, very important position, consistently get paid less than superstar forwards, in my opinion its because the Goaltending position has to be shared by a minimum of 2 players now.

A superstar forward is a superstar forward and similar importance is in net but you need 2-3 guys to solidify that part of the roster using the same slice of cash.
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