Thinking outside the box

I personally would rather have Primeau than Driedger to mentor Dobes
Cayden has always been good for the Rocket, yes he struggles at the NHL level, but he is an important piece for Laval if they wanna make the playoffs
Armia other year hurt his value too much IMO for Seattle to consider

We keep Primeau. Don’t need to trade him to move Armia. I still believe in him, we need to give another season and then we’ll see. Goalies take time to develop

I could definitely see Van doing that trade if they find a way to clear cap first but as it stands they can’t afford desmith

They aren't that far off, counting Mikheyev's cap you're just 271k shy after Martin goes through waivers. With 8 defenders maybe they send one down in the minors and start the season with a 22 man roster and 500k of cap space that's accruing everyday?


I wouldn't mind Primeau but if he's the only player we can give away to completely clear Armia's contract with no retention .... It's a tough spot to be. Dobes would be in good hands with any of the two considering Driedger's journeyman career through the league. The team clearly lost faith in the fact that he's our next goalie in Montreal when they drafted 3 new ones so his value with the team might be to all time low.

Are you accounting for Pearson of LTIR?