Quoting: coga16
this has nothign to do with Kuemper, always a sign when someone trys to deflect the conversation that they dont have any true rebuttals to the actual point at hand.
What he did in the past doesnt make him a better goalie today. His current track record, and not a small sample size, his current tracked level of play over the last multiple seaons is a bottom of the league starting goalie.
those aren't opinions, that is tracked data, both traditional and underlying numbers .
Lol ok well you just did the same thing by deflecting the conversation again by bringing up my point about kuemper. That argument about deflection means I have no argument is so childish…regardless, you’re right let’s keep this on price if you wish
it’s also fact that many GMs still hold him in very high regard. He was told he was the #1 goalie at the Olympics if he wanted to go and was healthy enough. Again, to be clear, I said at the beginning that this is all dependant on him returning to form and be healthy. I’m not saying anyone should trade for him now…
When healthy and on his game like he was in the playoffs, very few can match outside of Vasi and maybe 1-2 others. Keep in mind he was also dealing with substance abuse over last few years so if he can get healthy again by cleaning up that part of his life, it gives a pretty strong indication that he will return to his top goalie form.
In the broader context of specific teams who may be interested (I am bringing up another point now so I should make this clear to you ….), I can’t see how team like Edmonton or Colorado would feel better about their current goalie situation vs a healthy price at 5M