I think it's much more likely to be Dell (or they will sign Enroth). But you're looking at 15 starts from whoever it is backing up. Pretty much the B2Bs only.
if armalis? how many starts?
league info G(2) A(1) -+(1)PIM (.25) PP/SH bonus G (2) A (1.5)
Goalie S (0.15) GA(-1) W (2) SO (3)
15 starter ( 11f 3D 1G) // 5 bench 4F 1D
Keep 5 and Keep rookies that are on bench and under 100Gp
F: Giroux , Stamkos,Benn,Seguin,Gaudreau,Voracek,Kopitar,Ranta nen,Kuznetsov,Zucker,Landeskog
D: Gostisbehere,Krug,Letang,Montour
Bench: Patrick,Kaprisov,Mittelstad,Tuch
I think it's much more likely to be Dell (or they will sign Enroth). But you're looking at 15 starts from whoever it is backing up. Pretty much the B2Bs only.
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Enroth, Ramo and Ortio are all free agents and with good reason, and while none of those options are that grand Sharks would be better served signing one and letting Armalis and Dell battle it out for no. 1 spot in the AHL. I thought I read somewhere Armalis has a european-out clause so if he doesn't make SJ, he can return to Sweden, but I can't say 100%
What about Groesnick?he impressed in limited viewings a few seasons ago - would he be serviceable as a back up
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I would say Armalis gets a shot. But I wouldn't be surprised to see a UFA veteran goalie get a training camp invite and maybe a cheap deal if he performs well. Can't really see Ramo or Enroth in as they wouldn't come cheap enough (Sharks have under $1M in cap space). But I could see them landing someone like Poulin/Desjardins/Lindback. They could probably get one of them for $700K since they will only start about 15 games.
What about Michael Leighton? He's been more of an AHL goalie the last few years but I would think he could still perform well as a limited veteran backup behind a workhorse goalie on a strong team.
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