I put math in hockey
Rejoint: juin 2018
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Setup's not bad for CHI, but there are some issues.
1. You DON'T want to give JVR that term. The guy's almost thirty, so six mil a year for that long WILL end badly. He's good, easily worth 6 million, but age is gonna make the last few years of that contract look real nasty.
2. 3 mil a year is still a lot for a backup, especially with a starter who's historically been as good as Crawford. Probably better to stick with what you've got and just hope he stays healthy, given the cap situation.
However, my big complaint is that trade. IMO it's a hard no from CAR. Here's the thing:
1. Hossa retired. He's never coming off of LTIR. So there's no value for CAR there.
2. CAR isn't a rebuilding team. They're a goalie away from being great and should know it. Therefore, the picks/prospect won't interest them much.
3. Faulk could pull WAY more than that in a return. From BUF, they could get Lehner+ a solid piece easily, maybe even go for O'Reilly if they throw in Hanifin/TVR. That would fix the goalie issue while potentially adding some scoring as well. From EDM, they could get Klefbom, freeing up Hanifin to trade for a goalie and setting up a top-4 of Slavin-Pesce and Klefbom-TVR. That's absurdly good. No reason to sell him for spare parts, a pick and some prospects, especially if they're retaining salary on Darling.
CAR won't make that trade.