Gibson

This move does nothing for Buffalo. Gibson's enormous cap hit is an instant turn off for all 32 teams. There are a few GMs that will make that mistake based on his reputation, but I hope that those on this site recognize that he has not been a good goalie in years.

Terry rejects the contract offer.

Kevyn Adams is a great young igl. He knows what he’s doing and trading for that albatross contract is not something he would do, no matter the cost. His young team is just about to reach playoffs and most of them is beginning or is just about to gain their massive long term contracts. Gibson at that contract will likely stop one guy from signing long term.

For less than 5 and more in the region of 4 millions it’s a deal even if Buffalo would have to add quite a lot for that retention. Buffalo has endless of talent but there’s just that much cap space

Buffalo has a ton of cap space going forward.

"but I hope that those on this site recognize that he has not been a good goalie in years."

He hasn't been a good goalie on a bad anaheim team. We've seen countless guys look like completely different players on new teams. Like Georgiev & Samsonov this year.

> Gibson at that contract will likely stop one guy from signing long term.

No. They're pretty good with cap space. Would still have around 30M+ next year even with Gibson + Dahlin/Power extensions. They still have plenty of young guys on ELCs coming up to replace vets like Kulich/Savoie/Benson. It's not an issue.