He'll be a better backup than Montoya next year and he'll push Price to be better. Plus it'll give McNiven some more minutes in Laval
He'll be a better backup than Montoya next year and he'll push Price to be better. Plus it'll give McNiven some more minutes in Laval
That was not my point at all.
Be excited. He's playing great. But temper expectations until he shows consistency.
You guys should really grow a thicker skin. There was nothing negative in my posts.The only thing stupid is your negatively and concentration at side angles to debate. A players stats after 12 NHL games does mean something. It shows you potential. Am I saying it's guaranteed to continue? No. However, it's nice to see and exciting to watch. I didn't catch all of the game last night due to pool night but I did catch the end of the 3rd, OT, and the Shootout. It was very entertaining to watch.
Keep your head up bud! There are a few positives to talk about.
You guys should really grow a thicker skin. There was nothing negative in my posts.
I said he's played well thus far.
-Yes, it means nothing moving forward. He can continue, or crash, or average out. That's why nobody takes 12 game samples for anything. Nothing negative about this.
-Yes, he isn't part of the top 60 goalies for Games started this year. He has 9. Which doesn't even put him in the back up category. That's called perspective, there is nothing negative about this.
-I mentioned on more than one occasion how he's played well and hope he continues. Nothing negative there either.
Seriously, you guys are so ****ing sensitive. Holy crap. Must be part of the participation trophy era.
There is no debate. He's played 9 games this year. But little miss sensitive here can't accept that for some reason and needs to say 12...There was no sensitive comment, it was sarcasm in response to your stupid side debate of 9 games vs 12. Keep back peddling.
Lol remember Andrew Hammond with OttawaRemember when Patrick Lalime came into the league and broke Ken Dryden's consecutive wins for a rookie goalie record? Boy that was sure the start of a legendary career I tells ya.
I'm not gonna bother collecting every example of every goalie that got hot in their first starts and then got figured out while being unable to find consistency in their game. But it wasn't that long ago people were praising Dustin Tokarski here.
There is no debate. He's played 9 games this year. But little miss sensitive here can't accept that for some reason and needs to say 12...
Ya, he played 12 games in 3 years...Wow. You sure showed me!
And there is no back peddling. Go read my first post, I mentioned how he's played well. But again, too sensitive to read properly. No worries miss, enjoy your popcorn.
He'll be a better backup than Montoya next year and he'll push Price to be better. Plus it'll give McNiven some more minutes in Laval
Oh, come on.12 NHL games in his career. 9 games this year. I'm sure you are smart enough to put this together on your own? So, do you have any examples of a young goalie who has stats like this after 12 games? Or are you too concentrated at stupid side angles to debate?
Oh, come on.
Patrick Lalime, at 22, in his first 18 NHL games:
18 GP - 14 W - 0.942 SV% - 1.83 GAA - 3 SO
He cracked .910 on a season exactly twice in his career after that and is mostly remembered for the beach ball goals he kept surrendering to the Leafs in the playoffs while a member of the Senators.
Oh, come on.
Patrick Lalime, at 22, in his first 18 NHL games:
18 GP - 14 W - 0.942 SV% - 1.83 GAA - 3 SO
He cracked .910 on a season exactly twice in his career after that and is mostly remembered for the beach ball goals he kept surrendering to the Leafs in the playoffs while a member of the Senators.
I can agree to that, I'm not labelling him as a saviour, I just like what I see and I'd wager that most fans would agree with me.....That was not my point at all.
Be excited. He's playing great. But temper expectations until he shows consistency.
Hard to say how the future looks. I think a top 10 NHL goalie will be paid $7-$10M range in a few seasons. Very curious to see what Bob gets with the Blue Jackets. He starts his next contract at age 31, just like Price.
Cap is rumored to be going up $3-$5M due to extra revenue from Vegas. That is a big change from the average $2M a year increase the NHL has been on over the last 4 seasons. With another expansion team (maybe two) in the horizon, I expect the cap to rise significantly in 2-3 years time.
If Lindgren can continue to show promise in the next season or two, we can trade Price (retain $1.5M) and still be below average on goalie salaries moving forward....
- Retention from Price ($1.5M)
- Lindgren's new salary in a few years could be $7M max (or someone else) ?
- Back-up Goalie (McNiven, Hawkey, Primeau) at $1M max
That's a total of $9.5M for goalies if Price continues to struggle and we trade him with salary retention. I'm not that worried but Price needs a rebound season next year though.
How do you go about trading a player with a full NMC?