caps dont need a goalie they have the nhls best goalie arguably ....and samsonov who is the #1 goalie prospect is free after this season tho the team he is signed with maybe closing down so he maybe free now

vegas can select rust haglin cole maata maybe hornquist all those players would beneifit them more than signing fluery

Thank you. I my sports knowledge is vast. I don't sit in dwell in what could have been with the teams. If pgh's fans know anything, its how to look towards the future and fairness for deals. We can thank the Pirates for that. Besides, if you aren't at least somewhat delusional with your hometown/favorite teams, then you aren't a fan. Situations like this are called hypotheticals for a reason. Except when you have hockey writers everywhere tweeting and reporting that a deal for MAF is said to be in place after the playoffs end. MAF is better than Darling. I really don't think Grub could do what MAF has done with as bad as the Pens D has been. So go ahead. Once again fire away at Pgh fans because you watched the Caps be competitive for the last year. Unless they find a huge way to reload their draft picks and sign their big names, have fun battling the likes of the devils. So I understand your frustration. Like I said, we have the Pirates. I get it.

Wait, what rumor? I think @Jitta18 may have had timing wrong. From what I know, prior to Calgary acquiring Brian Elliot the Caps had discussed a deal for Phillip Grubauer, but that was never around a deadline, that was offseason.

yes. thank you. awful timing with that.

nope deadline deal caps turned it down bc they wanted goalie depth for a run.....grub is the back up to the best goalie in the game you see how that works out when they leave........quick> jones...jones takes sharks to cup...lunquist > talbot starts for oilers

grub has every bit the talent they do plus mitch korn is the best goalie coach in the game....hes been training him for awhile

What you are basically saying is Vegas can have their way with the Pens, should they so choose. And that seems to be the case with a number of teams in an expansion draft crunch. It will be interesting to see who Vegas takes in their draft which still seems so far away. Expect them to go young at the goalie position and take on larger contracts that do not have restrictions (such as a NMC). A tandem of Robin Lehner and Phillip Grubauer would be a relatively young and decent goalie duo for an expansion team.

I've never heard of such a deal being in place, but had one been discussed, I could very well see why the Caps would nix it. Although your logic on backups has merit, look at what happened to Bernier in Toronto, look at what happened to Toskala in Toronto. Maybe it's a Leafs thing :P but in the cases of Talbot and Jones, they were always solid prospects. The Flyers, for example, will have an issue on their hands in a couple years if Alex Lyons and Carter Hart reach their potential.