Quoting: Celtics21
I realize you don’t acknowledge cap and age considerations, so I’ll continue to ask … if it were that easy, why are you playing with your current goaltenders and not getting any bites to improve the situation?
Either way, even if the circumstance played out where they’d want to dump Ullmark (two free agents let it be known they want Boston), Boston isn’t trading him to a team in their way for market value so Jersey is going to be in the same situation.
Our GM has specifically stated on MULTIPLE occasions that he doesn’t believe in trading for goalies midseason. Vanacek and Schmid were good last year, and he has given them a chance to get right. I’d be more aggressive in targeting a goalie personally, but I’m not the GM
Did we buy an expensive goalie in 2021 when we were ravaged by goalie injuries? Nope, we waited until the offseason.
I will admit Vanacek wasn’t the right guy to get in that offseason. But he worked in 22-23, and was a young, effective starter when we acquired him
It’s very unlikely we trade for a hammer during this season due to our GMs philosophy.
That does not change the value of goaltenders league wide
I’d go after Swayman for a big haul (Mercer)
For a 1 year rental of a 5 mill goalie I’d give the fleury offer (he was the reigning vezina winner too). Conditional 2nd that can become a 1st