Originally Posted by
ddtop
Complex situation with alot to take into account. The first thing that come to mind is can you send down Andersen to minors and get Lehner up? If its yes, you got your answer but I'll assume it's no. I would personnaly make the trade for Nurse (maybe try to upgrade the pick to a second while giving him a lower pick since it's not a deap draft year). My reasoning here is that Andersen is surely a great G but I think Kuemper is in the same category considering their upside (maybe a bit lower but realy close). But Kuemper as the better chance long term; even if Min get a starting G, say Miller, Kuemper remain the backup with Backstrom and Harding near the end of their career. Andersen has Fasth, Hiller and Gibson infront of him. Finaly, since your fighting for first, Kuemper is surely the better option since he may remain the starter or at least backup compare to Andersen who may stay in the minors for the remaining of the year. So go grab Nurse, he's a great player.