biturbo19
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- Jul 13, 2010
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Well.. there's our expansion eligible goalie. That's done.
So glad he was willing to stay knowing Demko is here. Bet his AHL salary is at least a juicy one... for his sake.. Solid solider.
Good to have the expansion thing pretty well squared away...barring something strange happening, like him not clearing waivers or whatever. Don't see any reason he wouldn't clear though.
For Bachman, it's nice security and a good salary to play in the AHL...even if he's splitting time with Demko over those years.
The other bonus for him is that if there happens to be a goaltender injury in Vancouver...Bachman almost surely gets the call-up before Demko, who they're going to want to keep in the AHL getting games, rather than sitting at the end of the bench most nights. For the next couple years at least. A little NHL call-up carrot for a journeyman depth goaltender isn't too shabby. He's also presumably already set up nicely in Utica...not having to bother with uprooting and starting over again somewhere else is probably attractive for a guy who has bounced around quite a bit in his career.