Quoting: CBJ_Bob
I don't think the Jackets do that. Neither Vladar or Tarasov are viable options as starting goalies next year.
Elvis needs to get over himself and with Jarmo gone he might not be so butt hurt.
No...but Greaves might be. And we could sign any number of NHL UFA goalies (Samsonov, Driedger, DeSmith, Brossoit, Nedeljkovic, Stolarz, Talbot, Jones, Rittich, etc.) with the $3.2M in savings. Only Samsonov and Dridger make more than $3.2M right now. Or we get creative and flip Vladar elsewhere with retention since he'd be a UFA at the end of next season.
The flexibility alone would be enough, considering Elvis is right around league average. Of the ones I listed: Rittich (+10.5), Stolarz (+8.1), Jones (+7.8), Nedeljkovic (+5.6), Brossoit (+3.7), and Talbot (+3.0) are all actually better than Elvis (+1.8) in GSAx this season. If we really truly need a better starter than Vladar for one season, there's no less than 6 available for free on July 1st at the moment. Throw in the 2nd and it's a no-brainer.