WhatTheDuck
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I figured we could use a one stop shop to discuss the goalie dilemma facing this team over the off season.
There's a bit of a misconception that moving Freddie will save more money, and even though he'll be the more expensive of the two, we don't necessarily come out that far ahead financially by moving him. In my opinion, there's a big difference in the type of backup we would need depending on on who you keep.
If you keep Andersen, I think a ~ $1M backup would be fine, but with Gibson I think you still have to go out and get a 1B type guy who's likely going to chew up the majority of that difference in salary between our two current guys.
If the choice comes down to Freddie + a backup for a total of say $5.5M, or Gibby + a 1B for a total of say $5M, to me it's almost a no brainer to take scenario A, which allows us to retain the best goalie at the present moment. Obviously there are ways to acquire a more cost efficient 1B for Gibson, but that wouldn't be easy either.
I still think it's best, if at all possible, to drag this thing out to the bitter end and retain both for the time being.
There's a bit of a misconception that moving Freddie will save more money, and even though he'll be the more expensive of the two, we don't necessarily come out that far ahead financially by moving him. In my opinion, there's a big difference in the type of backup we would need depending on on who you keep.
If you keep Andersen, I think a ~ $1M backup would be fine, but with Gibson I think you still have to go out and get a 1B type guy who's likely going to chew up the majority of that difference in salary between our two current guys.
If the choice comes down to Freddie + a backup for a total of say $5.5M, or Gibby + a 1B for a total of say $5M, to me it's almost a no brainer to take scenario A, which allows us to retain the best goalie at the present moment. Obviously there are ways to acquire a more cost efficient 1B for Gibson, but that wouldn't be easy either.
I still think it's best, if at all possible, to drag this thing out to the bitter end and retain both for the time being.
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