DrMartinVanNostrand
Kramerica Industries
I feel like people forget that having a 20 year old starting goalie is going to be a f***ing adventure. Carter Hart this year? Carey Price back in the day?
Development isn't linear, and with goaltenders the book gets around the league pretty quickly. The idea the Cats are pinning their hopes on Spencer Knight being a 40+ game player next year could very easily blow up in their face.
Heck, just remember what an up-and-down season Vasi had when he was filling in for an injured Bishop in the first half of the 2016-'17 season. If he had been anywhere near the Vasi of today, they would've made the playoffs that year, but he was just brutal. .892 S% in December and January.
Andrei Vasilevskiy 2016-17 Game Log | Hockey-Reference.com