Think you have bad goalies? Cheer up - it could be worse.

[stevegamer]

EDIT: Not the league in my sig.

12 team dynasty cap league with HUGE (53 players with no restrictions other than was NHL draft eligible) minors system. Daily starts, 12 F, 6 D, 2 G, 2 reserve (all count against cap) with 3 minimum games per week. W, GAA, SV% SHO.

I took over this team before last season, and the goaltending was absolutely brutal at the time:
Murray, Neuvirth
Honzik, Lyon, Merzlikins, Pavelec, Shesterkin, Simpson, Sparks, Stalock, Tokarski, Tomek, Ustimenko

I made some FA moves to get scrap parts, but I had the second worst goaltending in the league, and that was only because an owner went inactive and then one of his starters got hurt. I had multiple weeks where I couldn't get minimum starts.

The goaltending now looks like this after a year and an offseason of maneuvers, and I feel it's vastly improved:
Murray, Elliott
Delia, Konovalov, McElhinney, Merzlikins, Nilsson, Reimer, Shesterkin, Sparks, Stalock, Ustimenko

I can freely move guys up and down from minors to main roster if they have a low enough salary. That means Murray will stay on main roster or reseve at all times. Reimer requires waivers if I demote him from main roster to minors, but he can stay in minors as long as I want.

Please note that there are literally no goalies projected by Fantrax to play in the NHL available at this time to be picked up freely. I plan to do a scour to see if there are any #3 or #4 goalies that may have fallen through the cracks later tonight.

Does this goaltending group look adequate enough to be mediocre, say somewhere between 8th and 10th in a 12 person league?

[DusterDave]

Your goaltending has improved but not enough unless you are content with having the 10th or 11th ranked goalie output. I’m assuming it is hard to acquire good goaltending in the league or there just isn’t much trading in the league? You’ve had a full season and a full offseason to address a weakness and while you did improve, doesn’t seem like enough.

What’s your full roster - could you trade for a second starter?

[Dr.Brad]

Your D-corps looks strong enough to dangle one out there for a speculative trade, yes? Gustafsson should bring Khudobin, Ullmark, or DeSmith? Nedeljkovic may well be worth more than Reimer, and might be cheaper now than later. A shot at Jack Campbell for Schultz or Gardiner? Could well be easier to replace prospect defenders, anyway.
* And you may be pleasantly surprised by Merzlikins.

[Eskimo Brother]

Your D-corps looks strong enough to dangle one out there for a speculative trade, yes? Gustafsson should bring Khudobin, Ullmark, or DeSmith? Nedeljkovic may well be worth more than Reimer, and might be cheaper now than later. A shot at Jack Campbell for Schultz or Gardiner? Could well be easier to replace prospect defenders, anyway.
* And you may be pleasantly surprised by Merzlikins.

I wouldn't be trading Gus for a backup.

I think sitting on it for now is a good plan.

[DusterDave]

Your D-corps looks strong enough to dangle one out there for a speculative trade, yes? Gustafsson should bring Khudobin, Ullmark, or DeSmith? Nedeljkovic may well be worth more than Reimer, and might be cheaper now than later. A shot at Jack Campbell for Schultz or Gardiner? Could well be easier to replace prospect defenders, anyway.
* And you may be pleasantly surprised by Merzlikins.

The team in his sig. isn’t the team he is referring to in this post.