Quoting: OldNYIfan
Do you not understand the words "right now"?
There's no comparison there.
Not only is Gibson not elite, he doesn't even deserve a starting job in the NHL.
Among the top-45 goalies by 5v5 minutes or by GP since 2018, John Gibson ranks:
37th by save percentage (
nhl.com)
34th by 5v5 save percentage (
naturalstattrick.com)
33rd by high danger save percentage (
naturalstattrick.com)
He's making $6.4M for the next 6 seasons. How is that not a cap dump? He's not even as good as Mikko Koskinen, who ranks ahead of Gibson in 2 of the 3 categories. I can't isolate half a season of Evolving Hockey, but for the past 2 seasons (again, for the 45 most-played goalies only) ranked by GSAx, Koskinen ranks ahead of Gibson (22nd vs 33rd). (
evolving-hockey.com)
Expecting three 1st round picks is laughable.