Quoting: tupty
Why can't Boston afford to retain? Otherwise, I agree with what you are saying. He and his agent can make it very hard to trade him for a worthwhile return.
Also, I think he'd potentially be willing to waive if a team offered him a good contract in order to do so, but that would be risky for that team to do. Sounds like something that would typically happen at the TDL, but it is still possible in the offseason.
Because you're not going to sign a 1C for 3 mil as a UFA.
But let's dig deeper into this, what teams need a goalie and can afford to spend 5 mil on the position? LA was already declined, Minnesota can't afford it, Buffalo probably can but would Ullmark go back? Ottawa needs one but probably can't take the cap without sending one back, Edmonton's goaltending is feast or famine but they'd need to move Campbell. Philly needs a good goalie and should be able to afford him, Colorado can't afford him and just resigned their backup, New Jersey is looking but affordability is questionable, if Andersson is done then Carolina could use a goalie, Chicago and San Jose don't care about winning right now, Toronto can't afford the cap hit, maybe Arizona, Columbus and Detroit are both looking but need to unload their similarly priced goalies to do so.
NYR, NYI, FLA, TB, ANA, SEA, CGY, WPG, VGK, DAL, STL, NSH, WSH, all don't need a goalie.
So who's the match?