Only way I see Lack getting traded is if Hurricanes retain the max amount of his cap hit.
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It would be smarter to keep Lack, so instead they'll keep Ward. Oh well, best backup in the league.
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4 years at $4+M per year for a proven back up with starter potential? Am I wrong in thinking that they likely could have signed him for the same annual cost, but only 2 years term? Seriously, who else would have paid that for Darling? I'm not saying it was a mistake or that Darling won't work out to be the next Talbot, but I feel like Carolina could have saved a couple of years if it doesn't work out. Risk management 101?
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I don't think they were getting Darling to sign before hitting free agency without offering up significant term. Who else would have offered it? Calgary, Vegas, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Dallas, and potentially Colorado and Arizona all have forecasted openings in goal.
Like the other guy said, Darling was going to be UFA....so Carolina had to pay the July 1st price. If they feel he is a number 1 goalie, then the cap hit is reasonable. And it's clear they needed to do something about their goaltending. I expect either Ward or Lack gets bought out....
No doubt the term was a major factor in this signing, but I can't help but think what other team needs to risk signing a proven back-up as their starter...for four years? Even the Oilers only signed Talbot for 3 years!
Also, if any of Calgary (Elliott/Johnson), Vancouver (Miller/Markstrom), Philadelphia (Mason) and maybe Colorado (Varlamov/Pickard) and Arizona (Smith) were to sign Darling, then one or both of the goalies in brackets would be available. Carolina must have REALLY saw something they liked in Darling.
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Nope, Talbot was UFA according to Cap Friendly: https://www.capfriendly.com/players/cam-talbot
Never used Jones as a comparable (phew, just lucky though as I was too lazy to go through enough teams to get to the S teams...lol!)
Me bad. Your're right, and the sad part is I actually checked capfriendly before I typed that post, haha. I'm a few cards short of a full deck this weekend...
Scott Darling is older than any of his defensemen, and all but 1 forward on their current roster (McClement and he’s a UFA this summer). Darling is only 28yrs old.
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