Does this mean Holtby signing in Washington is a foregone conclusion?

I'm basing my opinion specially in what I saw last season. Yes, Georgiev can bounce back and play even better than Vanecek. But, at this moment, Vanecek value is a bit higher than Georgiev's. As a Pens fan, I hope to see Georgiev playing better than Vanecek. That's for sure. We'll see...

With this trade, I have to wonder if Washington is getting ready to make a run at Bob from Florida.

The value is fine but, why is Fitzgerald trading for another underperforming mid-twenties goalkeeper?

bc hes 1 year of RFA left... jumping up that high in this draft was a great move... we got a really solid RSD and a 3rd

What's Bernier's status right now? He still has 1 year remaining under contract. Is he projected to play next season?

Trading Blackwood would be a catastrophic mistake right now, imo. You don't trade a player with high upside while his value is at a low point. Hopefully, he bounces back and stays healthy. If not, trade him later. Getting a mid-round pick for a potential #1 Goalie makes no sense. Tom Fitzgerald is a smart, analytical guy. I'm sure he knows this. I think the trade chatter out there is mostly a result of Leafs fans/media hoping to steal a potential #1 Goalie at a bargain price. Not that long ago, Blackwood was considered the future ace of the franchise.

Signing rights are worth a third and a slight downgrade at second, so this is a fair deal.

Unless he signs for more than $4.2... million, then the Capitals could have just done the QO and let someone sign him for more.

why so cheap? why not Samsonov? did Caps management sleep well last night?

We could’ve gave them a third instead maybe and got both of those guys. That’s would have been excellent but it’s fine

hard to say what the perceived value of VV was.. he looked like hot shat in the playoffs

So was husso but he got a third for his ufa rights lol. It’s fine tho. I’m happy it was vitek and not Sammy.

Husso trade is a massive headscratcher but he had a much better regular season than V V

I don’t want us to to be mediocre and just leave things at where there at. We should still compete. Make moves. We got an nhl ready defensemen from this. Maybe we got for Miller or Gibson. Won’t be both. Maybe we make a splash in fa. There are a lot of question marks

sign Holtby for 2-2.5m... sign Sammy to 2.5 x 3. Aim for Copp at 5-5.5m.. he can play wing and center and maybe go for a RSD thats great defensively on a 2-3 year deal

Trochek instead of Copp

Copp > imo

Vanecek is worth a 2nd round pick straight up.

Before looking at this trade and instantly reacting to it, it's important to look at the values of all the draft picks involved.

Using a value chart like this one:

https://soundofhockey.com/2022/06/06/examining-the-value-of-nhl-draft-picks/




The combined value of picks #37 and #70 adds up to either pick #31 or #32.

Given that New Jersey also receives pick #46, the trade assumes Vanecek is worth the difference in value between pick #31/32 and pick #46.

The difference in value is about the same as pick #49, another 2nd round pick.



This is a fair trade.

NJD win

I cannot believe how huge Vitek's been for the Devils, he's probably Fitzgerald's most important acquisition over the summer.
And it's not some average goaltending most of us were expecting, Vitek's actually giving the Devils GOOD goaltending.

Don’t understand why we had to add the second