Bishop's next team?

[CHunter]

I'll put my money on Buffalo.

6 years 48M

[pmorrow]

for the hell of it ill say Carolina.

dallas was rumoured too but i think they after Darling

[ericdaoust]

I bet it's going to be an unexpected team again.

[Sherpa]

I'll add to the dartboard mentality here.

Philly.

If for no other reason than they aren't happy with 6'4" Mason, so go big or go home, right?

[ericdaoust]

go big or go home, right?

[The Bottlenecker]

My top destinations have already been mentioned (Philadelphia and Carolina) so I'll pick a dark horse possibility given that both of their current NHL level goaltenders are UFA this summer: Calgary. I know what you are going to say:" but Elliott has been excellent, and will demand less $$$ than Bishop". But what if Elliott's excellent run gives him a big head and desire for a big payday. Anyways, I'm not putting money on the Flames getting Bishop, but I thought I'd put it out there.

[Eskimo Brother]

Philly was my top pick. I do think he gets less money than what's being tossed around though.

[StuntMan12]

New York Islanders
5 years
$5,500,000 AAV

[Sulla]

I always think Vegas makes sense the same way Florida went after Vabiesbrouck way back when but then I look at all the good goalies that will be available to them who won't demand the same sort of pay day.... Throw me in the Philly camp

[Tfan5211]

My guess is Calgary

[forsbergfan]

I thought about philly like some are mentioning, but I don't see them signing a goalie to as long a deal as bishop will want. he'll want 5-7 years, and with all the goalie prospects the flyers have, I don't see them being interested in committing to bishop for that long. plus, I don't think hextall feels their time has come yet to contend, and by the time all their top defence prospects will be nhl ready, bishop will have aged another two years, so they'll be wasting the best years of his contract. I think the flyers are gonna sign someone to a shorter deal (2-3 years), or not sign anyone and just run with neuvirth and stolarz (provided neuvirth is healthy enough).
I think Elliott is gonna stay in Calgary. it's a good fit for all parties. they're another team that isn't gonna be interested in signing bishop to a long term deal due to the young goalies in their system. I think they still wanna see if jon gillies can be their goalie of the future, but it's looking like he isn't, and that will be tyler parsons' job one day, and he seems to be progressing much faster than recently drafted goalies usually progress.
I don't think buffalo makes a big splash. I think lehner stays there, and they bring up ullmark full time and eventually it becomes either a time share or ullmark steals the starter's job outright. their goalie of the future is cal Petersen, and he's not that far away either. he'll be playing in the frozen four today against Denver, and if his team will win, it will have to be because of him.
I'm sure vegas will be interested, and if he wants the most money and term, he'll go there, but assuming he also wants to win, he won't go there. anyways, they'll be getting solid goaltending out of the expansion draft (grubauer, raanta).
I believe that darling and bishop will wind up in either Carolina or dallas. tough to tell which one goes where, but I think dallas is gonna push really, really hard to get darling. they've got niemi with a 4.5mil cap hit and lehtonen with a 5.9 cap hit next season. even if they buy out one, they've still got to deal with the other (can't see them spending so much money to buy out both). darling will come much cheaper than bishop, so I think they're gonna try their best to get him. that'll leave bishop with Carolina. although they also have two goalies signed for next season at around 3mil each. but if they've been rumored to be going after darling, that means they're still trying to find someone else. nedeljkovic is their only top goalie prospect, and he hasn't been lighting the world on fire in the ahl.
wouldn't totally surprise me if Winnipeg made a splash since hellebucyk has had a really rough season, but I think they haven't given up hope on him and sign someone else to a shorter term to be in a 1A-1B situation (maybe steve mason). plus, they just called up eric comrie to play tonight against coluimbus - let's see how he does!

[Pengwin7]

I'm going to go with Dallas. (via G-move with ARI)

Yes, they've got $10m+ still on books for next year (Niemi, Lehtonen), though both expire in 2018 - which makes both/either tradeable to a rebuilding team.
think they can find a GM to take one if they throw in a sweetener (sim. to what CHI/CAR did by throwing Bickell's contract with TT).
I think that GM is John Chayka with ARI.
DAL/ARI have already done the Goligoski trade.
And Chayka seems very open to trades where he takes on the cap hit/final year(s) of a contract... if he gets the prospect he wants with it.
ARI has done this with PHI (Pronger) and DET (Datsyuk) and FLA (Bolland)... getting cond.pick/pick(Chychrun)/Crouse. *EDIT: The Pronger move was summer 2015 by Maloney.*
I could see Chayka doing something with Domingue and then taking on one of the DAL G-tenders for a year if he gets a decent pick or prospect with it from DAL.

Dallas is clearing $12m... as Sharp ($6m UFA), Hemsky ($4m UFA), and Hudler ($2m UFA) all come off the books this summer.
They'd clear another $4m-$6m if they can move either Niemi or Lehtonen - though both have proven so bad that DAL surely needs to add a Teravainen-like prospect to get somebody to take the G.
The team is still have quality and the young D are emerging.
I think they can jump right back into the thick in the West if they get Bishop, and I think the whole team knows it.

I don't see CGY as a fit, because I think Elliott has shown enough in 2017 that he'll get an extension.
I don't see PHI as a fit because Hextall has stocked his pipeline with G prospects and I just can't see him not proving that one will pan out.
If PHI were to shell out $8m+ for Bishop, they'll end up in the same position as TB, where all the kids (D) will become RFA-due at same time and they won't have money to pay them all.
And, of course, the fanbase of PHI is scarred from their last big G contract... and it could be a death of Hextall if he went for Bishop and it backfired. I think he's better off trying out Stolarz/Hart/Tomek/Sandstrom.

I had speculated on LV for Bishop, just because he'd be the "face of the franchise" and Bishop in a Knights jersey is novel.
I suppose it depends on where Bishop wants to play... if he wants to be "the face", its Vegas. If he wants a shot at playoffs and a future cup, its Dallas.
My 2 cents.

[reeveta]

My long shot pick: when Bishop sees that he can't hit the home run he was hoping for he follows the Ryan Miller plan and signs in Vancouver.

[ericdaoust]

My top destinations in order:

Winnipeg
Las Vegas
Philadelphia
Dallas
Vancouver
Calgary
NY Islanders
Colorado
Carolina

[lucafen4]

He's American born, born in Denver. Calgary maybe, cuz of the Rockies, but same reason Forsberg mentioned with Philly, G prospects coming up, Cgy I would eliminate - Parsons/Gillies. That said, I think Philly is more likely - yet unlikely.

I'm eliminating Wpg as well, US players don't often choose the Canada's Tundra to play.

With his birth place & previous team histories...

I gotta think Colorado is near the top, Varly & Pickardare awful, they need a goalie fix,

Dallas – needs a fix. If they don’t solve their Goaltendingthis year, Jim Nill is done – fire his @ss. He played for the Tornado’s somight have a BBQ hankering.

Is St. Louis happy with Allen? Comfortable moving forward? Iwouldn’t rule them out completely
Ottawa, Anderson is old as f---… do you give the reigns toCondon? I think the Hamburgler’s been indulging in the free burgers for lifedeal he got from his run. I would putOttawa on this list

Vegas has to be considered, but Bishop wants to win. Theyaren’t going to win or get close in his career lifetime. Bishop going toVancouver makes as much sense to me as signing Eriksson for eternity. Justresign Miller for 2years until Demko is ready. Islanders… run with Griess & develop one of their G prospects as aback up.

Colorado
Dallas
Carolina
Ottawa
Vegas
St. Louis
Philly

My order