Quoting: jpsnow13
O.913 is mediocre? I mean Florida isn't known for their thight defensive system neither.
Pros for MTL:
-Getting rid of a boat load of LTIR money, at least for a couple of years.
-Getting a proven number one who can play 50+ games which they don't have.
- Solifify the team's defense to help the prospects to develop in an environment where they are not destroyed every game. (People are hyped rn but it's gonna get ugly real quick like last season).
He's making
10 million dollars a year though. Yes 0.913 is mediocre and even if that is considered good, that is on a Florida team that was very good last year despite not being a defensive stalwart. Playing in the offensive zone all the time is just as good as playing good in the defensive zone more often. He's going to have a bunch of rookies and #3-5 dmen in front of him. He could just end up being a healthy 10M sub .900 goalie. Why take such a huge unnecessary risk?
Want to get a better goalie for the youngsters? Get a better goalie than Allen that doesn't cost a fortune. Problem solved. Varlamov is probably available and next year get someone in free agency if need be. Jarry maybe.
-LTIR money is better to have than that of equal money in bad cap thats healthy. Give me a LTIR Price over a healthy Bobrovsky any day of the week. Price im sure has more value right now than Bobrovsky, assuming Price stays LTIRetired. (Which I think he is and everyone knows now)
-Also Allen is no slouch here and the difference between Bobrovsky and Allen isn't so great that it lends to Guhle becoming a #1 vs a #3. Allen doesn't cost a fortune and is a good enough goalie for what the team needs for now. Once the rebuild is over, they can go and get a high priced goalie if they want but not now.
If they were trying to actually make the playoffs this year and maybe go for it a little, then maybe but right now, zero sense. The slight improvement in goals against is probably going to be detrimental to the Habs draft position too. All that to hopefully give Guhle and company a better development? That's a huge unnecessary risk IMO.