Rejoint: août 2019
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That's an overpay for Varlamov. I still think he's a smart get for the Oilers, I'd think a 1st plus Koskinen is enough to get it done. Paying a 1st, 3rd, and decent prospect without giving any salary back is a huge overpay.
I did read somewhere that they may keep both Varlamov and Sorokin for the Russian factor. Sorokin is still only in his 2nd year in North America so losing his mentor and only other Russian on the team could have impacts on the human side of it. I remember in the Panarin/Bobrovsky free agencies, going places with a Russian community was a factor.