Need a starting goalie for 2019 or 2020
Hello Dobberfans,
So I'm in this full-keeper salary league (not cap hit... salary, which means that I'm paying Gostisbehere 6M this year, and will pay him 3.25M in 2020).
We get to keep all our players for as long as they have an NHL contract and that we respect the cap.
We have 14 teams and we start TWO goalies. After 12+ seasons going at it, most GMs now figured out that having 2 starting goalie is quite the task. I surfed on young Crawford / Rinne for a while, and had even drafted Holtby when he was 3rd on the depth chart because Dobber said he'd be the starter sooner than later, and traded him for other valuable assets. I've been a top-5 teams for close to 10 years.
Last year, I thought it was the year Saros would take over as #1 (and was strapped under the cap) so I dealt Rinne for Steve Mason and a pick.
My situation this year is the following : Crawford, Markstrom and I must drop Mason because he doesn't have an NHL contract.
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I need to find somebody who'll be my starter next season or the one after, as Crawford is in limbo but is still under contract for one more year. He might resign, but not sure where, and at what price (and what is health will be like) and Markstrom might have the hold on the #1 spot for one more season or two before Demko takes over.
You can guess that the most logical candidates are already taken :
Carter Hart
Tristan Jarry
Linus Ullmark
Jon Gillies
Juuse Saros
Thatcher Demko
Linus Soderstrom
Ville Husso
Philipp Grubauer
... just to name the relevant ones (looking at you, last round pick chosen Mackenzie Blackwood)
I own a 1st round pick and 2x 2nd round picks this year and I MUST choose at least a goalie to ensure the longevity of my top-5 (and money making) streak.
Here are my candidates :
Carter Hutton, BUF -- Former backup, now already #1, unless he already loses his job to Ullmark.
Aaron Dell, SJ -- Has the potential to be the next Darling/Talbot/Hutton when contract expires in two years.
Malcolm Subban, VGK -- With Fleury re-signed, he loses a lot of interest
David Rittich, CGY -- A guy I had never heard of before last season.
Eric Comrie, WPG -- Seems like Hellebuyck solidified himself as a real #1
Jack Campbell, LA -- Is he the heir of Quick for the Kings?
Alexandar Georgiev, NYR -- Hears he did good last year, but he's not the top NYR G prospect
Ilya Samsonov, WSH -- Raw talent, but could he make Holtby expendable when he's UFA in 2 years?
Adin Hill, ARI -- But Raanta just resigned, so...
Felix Sandstrom, PHI -- The fight for top dog with Carter Hart might not be the gamble I'm looking for
Charlie Lindgren, MTL -- Will not overtake Price's job any time soon.
Filip Gustavsson, OTT -- Can't wait to own a #1 goalie from a bottom tier team
Other names I had never heard of before seeing them in the Prospect report or the Draft Guide : Petersen (LA), most DET goalies, Francouz (COL).
Now, I'm being sarcastic and all. But I'm not looking at sitting on a potentially great goalie in 5 years. Crawford is not any younger and Markstrom isn't a stud. I need someone to be a goalie sooner than later.
Here's my ranking at the moment :
Tier 1 from my list :
Samsonov
Gustavsson
Dell
Hutton
Tier 2 :
Whoever else beyond that I can draft in Round 3 or 4.
Georgiev I guess is next best, due to Lundqvist being old and Shesterkin being in KHL and all
Sandstrom
Hill
Tier 3 :
Draft them all and pray Hail Mary
Any input is welcome.
Otherwise, thank you for reading my rant.
I appreciate your moral support.
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ps : I tried trading for a goalie, but everybody now feels like goalie prospects is the new trend. No one wants to let them go even for a crazy good price.
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D- Burns, Forsling, Brannstrom, Peru, Liljgren, Addison, ?, POJoseph, Jiricek
C- Barkov, Eichel, Larkin, Nelson, Rossi
LW- Marchessault, Zucc, Hagel, ?, Holtz
RW- Terry, Tarasenko, Pavelski, Kakko, Brink
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D- Seider Dunn Hedman Pionk Brannstrom Peru
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