He's the best UFA goalie available. Sometimes you have to play the hand your dealt.

I would've liked less AAV as well - but it's not brutal for a top 8-10 goalie

Jarry is a top 8-10 goalie in this league

You trade for Vejmelka and you save millions to get the same thing you’ll get from the average goalie you overpaid. It is awful cap management.

He's valuing futures over cap space which is something Pit needs to start doing.

Until we trade for EK65 lol.

You trade for Vejmelka and you save millions to get the same thing you’ll get from the average goalie you overpaid. It is awful cap management.

Lol come on now that’s absurd. He’s a bang average goalie and overpaid like Campbell.

Agreed. I think the defense in front of Jarry was way way more important to correct than the goaltending itself. I mean Jarry was bad last year, but the D was arguably even worse. Not much he can do with guys wide open in front of him. Graves signing is good and will help a ton. Karlsson if we get him will help the transition game significantly. If we can do that plus rebuild 3rd line I'm feeling good.

You trade for Vejmelka and you save millions to get the same thing you’ll get from the average goalie you overpaid. It is awful cap management.

Lol come on now that’s absurd. He’s a bang average goalie and overpaid like Campbell.

What top 8-10 goalie?

And even the 3rd line as of RN I am ok with, Give guys like Nylander, Puustinen and Sam Poulin a shot, Mix and match them with some vets and it could work out well

It's not absurd at all lol. Calling him bang average like Campbell is what's absurd.

Hellebuyck
Saros
Vas
Shesterkin
Oettinger
Ullmark
Sorokin

These are the only goalies you can say without a doubt are better than Jarry

I think we need to significantly upgrade the 3rd line. We don't have a 3rd line as of now. I agree on giving those guys a shot, I 100% would. But we at least need a new 3rd line center. Cannot be Granlund or Carter. Would like to get one of Gurianov, Fischer, Comtois as well just to add some youth.

Demko
Samsonov
Vejmelka
Knight
Bob
Kuemper

Those I feel are easily better than there is a whole group of likely better but not reliable.

Vejmelka isn't even in the same league as Jarry lol. It's not the same thing

No, wrong. He’s above average as to why there weren’t much better options on the market other then spending valuable assets which ownership and management have made it apparent that they are trying their best to steer away from.

How do we even know that? What opportunities has he had to show himself?

With that logic lets just sign all young UFAs to 1mil contracts and run that team out there

“Above average” based on one regular season?

“Above average” based on one regular season?

With goalies that’s basically what I want because unless you have an elite one it doesn’t matter. Save the money and put it elsewhere.

No, based on the last 4 seasons of above average play with a minimum .909 save percentage in his worst of those 4 seasons. When he’s hot, he’s one of the leagues top 10 goalies.

It still matters though lol. And that's fine if that's what you want to do - but Dubas is trying to win

And you don’t win with a guy who is a playoff choke artist.