Modifié 6 févr. 2023 à 18 h 2
Quoting: Sr_Advisor_Hockey_Ops
Quick was a very good goaltender back in the cup-winning days, but he is no longer a legitimate #1 and is not worth a $5.8M cap hit. The LAK are going nowhere in this year's playoffs with their current goaltenders. It is highly unlikely they will get a new #1 with term before the playoffs, so they need someone like Varlamov from the Islanders or Talbot from Ottawa. The third goalie down with the Ontario Reign (Petersen) has a very bad contract with term remaining (with some trade protection as well). It would take a bad contract coming back to trade him. To trade for a new #1 while keeping both Quick and Petersen would be a dereliction of duty by Blake, and Petersen is untradeable. Therefore... Either GM Blake and Quick have a heart to heart and Quick retires just before the TDL so the GM can use his cap space (with the understanding that he can come back next year as a backup on a cheap deal if he wants to) ... or Blake will trade him at the TDL (he has no trade protection) and Quick can decide whether he will report to the new club. The LAK are too close to being a legitimate contender for the GM to be sentimental.
It's not about being sentimental, it's about respect and having good player relations. You weren't merely proposing that Blake trades Quick.
The only reason I could think of for Quick to agree to terminating his contract is if he's signing with a contender, but the pro-rated contract would probably be just as much as his current contract at 50% more or less.
Petersen probably isn't untradeable but likely gets moved in the offseason. LA can go acquire Vejmelka without having to get rid of Quick or Petersen. If they acquire Demko, then I'm sure Vancouver would be more than willing to take Petersen back.
Also, LA hasn't proven that they are close to being a true contender, so there is no need to make panic moves. They are trending in the right direction but that doesn't mean they are a goalie away from winning the cup much less a Cam Talbot away. They can still do the proposed trade though without getting rid of Quick.