Confirmed with Link: Crawford signs with Devils

[Satans Hockey]

Oh great, another two years of people typing Cory and Corey because they can't remember his name.

 

[BurntToast]

I am so happy to have Fitz as the GM. He learned sooo much from his mentor.

First offseason movie was to fire his goalie, then he upgraded the Defense and hired a better a Goalie. What did Shero do last offseason? It’s been over a year..

 

[glenwo2]

Fitz doesn't miss

Louis Domingue would like to have a word with you.


But aside from that, his deals thus far have been pretty solid.

 

[NJDevs26]

Doubt the Kraken are interested in picking a 36 year old goalie with 1 year to go to UFA, but I guess it's possible.

Depends on what else we're exposing. I doubt it'll be all that much at this point.

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

Hi guys Corey has been my favorite player for the last 10 years. Mind if I join you once in awhile?

Take care of him over there. I'm rooting for you.

 

[Tretyak 20]

That's a hell of a lot better than Cory's .887 last year!

 

[Blackjack]

They can pick up to 5 goalies. They could draft him and then try to flip him elsewhere. We'll have to see what forwards get what contracts here but I suspect it will be slim pickings otherwise. D will be tricky, though.

Depends on what else we're exposing. I doubt it'll be all that much at this point.

Actually, that's a good point, he might be the only appealing option we leave them.

 

[ScottyK]

Louis Domingue would like to have a word with you.


But aside from that, his deals thus far have been pretty solid.

Louie was a Ray pick up

 

[R8Devs]

Actually, that's a good point, he might be the only appealing option we leave them.

they could just take zajac and not sign him that way it wouldn't affect their cap space

 

[MadDevil]

Wow, we actually did it. Swapping Cory for Corey.

 

[awegrzyn]

What is the point of signing a 35 year old average goaltender? This looks like Shero 2.0 with recycling of the same names. Should have drafted Askarov and have a goalie for 18 years.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

so we go from having bottom 3-5 goaltending overall to having a top 5-10 tandem

I like it

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

What is the point of signing a 35 year old average goaltender? This looks like Shero 2.0 with recycling of the same name. Should have drafted Askarov and have a goalie for 18 years.

what?

do you know who Mackenzie Blackwood is? He is 23 years old and was one the 2 or 3 youngest regular goalies in the league last year....

 

[TrufleShufle]

What is the point of signing a 35 year old average goaltender? This looks like Shero 2.0 with recycling of the same name. Should have drafted Askarov and have a goalie for 18 years.

Even if we drafted Askarov this signing would have made sense....

 

[MadDevil]

What is the point of signing a 35 year old average goaltender? This looks like Shero 2.0 with recycling of the same name. Should have drafted Askarov and have a goalie for 18 years.

So you just wanted to play Blackwood like he's Marty?

 

[The Wumpus]

Did not know this: Crawford only played in 6 NHL games before becoming a starter 8 years after being drafted. He's pretty low-mileage for an older goalie with only 488 regular season games.

It also shows how remarkable and unbeatable Marty's numbers are.

 

[MadDevil]

so we go from having bottom 3-5 goaltending overall to having a top 5-10 tandem

I like it

I'm not sure I'd rank our goaltending tendem that high just yet, but definitely better than what we had last year.

 

[glenwo2]

 

[glenwo2]

Louie was a Ray pick up

Oh it was?

Somebody put up a list of FITZ's signings and included Louie.

Shame on him!

 

[EnglishDevil]

I'm super stoked about this, I live in Chicago and attend almost every Blackhawks home game, Crow is still a fantastic goaltender and the perfect guy to mentor MBW and take some of the pressure off of him. I'm guessing the 'starter' mantle is Blackwoods to lose, but given that we'll likely be dealing with an extremely compressed schedule and lots of back-to-backs I could definitely see the time split being around 60/40 (~50 games for MBW & 32 for Crow). Having two competent net minders is a luxury we haven't had for a while, both of them are capable of going on a tear and letting us ride the hot hand for a while as well.

 

[awegrzyn]

Even if we drafted Askarov this signing would have made sense....

Absolutely. Pay Cory Schneider, Buy him out. Waste the money. Buy another goalie that's almost 36. In 2 years get rid of him. Buy another one. Constant recycle. Since like 2012 95% all those players bought or drafted were worth 0, because none of them helped you get a cup. Attention spam of 5 minutes at management level. So afraid to have some balls, dump the stupid recycle idea, and build an actual team.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Absolutely. Pay Cory Schneider, Buy him out. Waste the money. Buy another goalie that's almost 36. In 2 years get rid of him. Buy another one. Constant recycle. Since like 2012 95% all those players bought or drafted were worth 0, because none of them helped you get a cup. Attention spam of 5 minutes at management level. So afraid to have some balls, dump the stupid recycle idea, and build an actual team.

I'll ask again

Do you know who Mackenzie Blackwood is? Because it seems like you don't

Have you watched Corey Crawford in his career? He is exponentially better than Schneider and costs less than Schneider did.

 

[Blackjack]

I'm not sure I'd rank our goaltending tendem that high just yet, but definitely better than what we had last year.

Among starters (>30 games) last season Crawford and Blackwood were 14th and 17 respectfully in save percentage. The names above them mostly play for teams like Dallas, Boston, Tampa, and Colorado. Chicago and NJ had awful defenses.

Maybe it's not top 5-10, but I think it would be fair to say that NJ is now going into the season with 2 of the better goalies in the league next season, which is something they haven't been able to say since Cory broke down.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Absolutely. Pay Cory Schneider, Buy him out. Waste the money. Buy another goalie that's almost 36. In 2 years get rid of him. Buy another one. Constant recycle. Since like 2012 95% all those players bought or drafted were worth 0, because none of them helped you get a cup. Attention spam of 5 minutes at management level. So afraid to have some balls, dump the stupid recycle idea, and build an actual team.

Look at Cory's numbers when we "paid" him, look at his numbers when we bought him out. Now look at Blackwood, his age and numbers, and look at Corey's numbers and contract.

If you look at all those things and can't figure out how it all makes sense and is actually in line with what you are screaming for, you are on your own.

 

[Tretyak 20]

Absolutely. Pay Cory Schneider, Buy him out. Waste the money. Buy another goalie that's almost 36. In 2 years get rid of him. Buy another one. Constant recycle. Since like 2012 95% all those players bought or drafted were worth 0, because none of them helped you get a cup. Attention spam of 5 minutes at management level. So afraid to have some balls, dump the stupid recycle idea, and build an actual team.

Schnieder had an .887 save percentage. He was a virtually guaranteed loss every time he started.