Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Yes a medical emergency with his daughter, so how does that change my point. If he feels playing next year is going to expose his family too much since we are very likely to have a 2nd waive of COVID, he will probably not play.
If you think Calgary is heavily favored in that trade then go ahead and keep Rask. Leafs are offering Andersen as a rental (who is 2M cheaper and a similar caliber goalie) for a 2nd.
As for Kuemper, he was the 2nd best goalie in the league this year until he got injured, has term, and is on a really attractive contract
Well, sheesh, you’re kind of missing a lot.
Tuukka didn’t leave the bubble because he was worried that his family was at risk for covid. He left the bubble because....it was a bubble. He needed to be with his family due to a medical emergency, and he couldn’t do that while being in the bubble. If his daughter has another freak medical emergency, and they’re playing entirely in a bubble next year, sure. But by that logic every single player in the league that is a father just saw their trade value plummet.
Tuukka Rask and Andersen are not of a similar caliber. One is a solid goaltender. The other has the second best save percentage in nhl history.
Kuemper was the 2nd best goalie in the league? According to who? According to what? Why wasn’t he a vezina finalist with Tuukka? Clearly, I would prefer the bruins just go ahead and keep Tuukka and grzelcyk. I think that’s a horrific trade for boston, and i honestly can’t think of a single reason why anyone in their right mind would make it from Boston’s perspective.