Prospect Info: Anthony Stolarz

[Curufinwe]

They also shouldn't trade their starting goalie till they know they have a better one lined up.

Waiting till the middle of next season won't kill his trade value. Dubnyk returned a 3rd as a free agent last January despite only been one year removed from a .891 season.

 

[Psuhockey]

They also shouldn't trade their starting goalie till they know they have a better one lined up.

Waiting till the middle of next season won't kill his trade value. Dubnyk returned a 3rd as a free agent last January despite only been one year removed from a .891 season.

Maybe they could get 2nd if they trade him this year. It's stand to reason they would get more with the extra year on his deal.

As far as next year, you can always find average goalies on the market for cheap. Maybe the Flyers luck out a get another Neuvirth like (so far) performance for a year out of the guy they sign. Even if they guess wrong, it doesn't really matter. The Flyers with Mason won't be challenging for the cup next year anyway.

So the question needs to be answered is do the Flyers view Mason as the goalie for 2018/2019 and thus willing to commit to him before his contract runs out at or greater than his current cap hit for term. If the answer is no, trade him when you can get the most for him. If they think they can get him for cheaper once he hits UFA and sees the market, then get the asset and let him perform for some other team one last year and then try to sign him for cheap. The only risk is a bad season next year. What's the reward if they keep him next season, a first round exit?

 

[Curufinwe]

They could get a 2nd if they trade him in 2017, because he's a better goalie with a more consistent recent record than Dubnyk had when he was traded for a 3rd.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Pointless argument as it's not going to happen. Hextall's not going to put the cart before the horse here. Odds are he wants Mason to be here going forward & is going to let the situation play out.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Now with the cap stagnating, he might not be able to get big money. He will be 29 at the end of his contract, so I doubt he will get much more than 4-5 years on his deal max so in the end it might not be that bad cause the cap is plateauing. But I doubt he will get a pay decrease from his $4.1 million. If the Flyers offer that he will walk. So this is also a question of asset management. If you wait til the middle of next season, you kill his trade value. If you do it now or this offseason you might be able to get something for him. So instead of letting him walk for nothing, why not get an asset while you can. The Flyers are still in a rebuilding phase and shouldn't let assets just walk for nothing.

The cap is estimated to rise by 3 million next season.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Good to hear. More room for us to have the young guys up and not play the ****** expensive players.

 

[Curufinwe]

A lot of GMs don't expect it go up by much at all.

 

[deadhead]

A few million would be just enough to make it easier to move a couple players this offseason and to carry Vinnie and Umberger one more season before buying them out, if needed. Not enough to inflate salaries but enough to give Hextall breathing room.

Pray with me: our salary cap maven, who art in league headquarters, have mercy on us.

 

[Tripod]

They also shouldn't trade their starting goalie till they know they have a better one lined up.

Waiting till the middle of next season won't kill his trade value. Dubnyk returned a 3rd as a free agent last January despite only been one year removed from a .891 season.

Agreed.

This is one of those situations that there is no need to do a deal early. And next year thru the season, decide which direction to go in. Either way, I only go with a 3 year deal. And who knows, you might be able to play the 2 goalies agents against each other to get a better deal.

Mason's agent knows that Neuvirth would love a starting role and will settle for like a 2-3 million dollar deal for a few years so he has good job security.

Hopefully we get Mason for 3 years around 5 million.

 

[tymed]

wrong thread

 

[hatcher]

Mason is gone at the end of the season.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Mason is gone at the end of the season.

Wut? Just stop dude. Stolarz is doing well now, but he's not replacing Mason next year.

 

[Rebels57]

Mason is gone at the end of the season.

Where do you get this ****?

Is there an app that generates random nonsense at the click of a button?

 

[Curufinwe]

Waive Mason and re-sign Emery for extra toughness.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Mason is gone at the end of the season.

Trade him for some #grit!

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I'm convinced that's Jtown's second account on here.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Waive Mason and re-sign Emery for extra toughness.

yes! he can start some line brawls.
fights and hits+=automatic wins!
@rinaldorule

 

[bennysflyers16]

A lot of GMs don't expect it go up by much at all.

With the way Alberta is going and the CDN dollar so low, I can see the cap not rising at all .

Regarding Mase, he isn't going anywhere next year, but with Neuvy also signed next year, I don't think it's a lock that Mase is here long term. Neuvy will continue to push him IMO.

 

[kwickly]

Hey guys I'm a Sabres fan, but more importantly a big Stolarz fan. His size and athleticism always intrigued me. I see theres some debate as to when Stolarz will be ready for the big league, I'm not looking to start anything amongst yourselves, but is there a consensus as to when he'll be in the NHL? I can't wait to see him.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Hey guys I'm a Sabres fan, but more importantly a big Stolarz fan. His size and athleticism always intrigued me. I see theres some debate as to when Stolarz will be ready for the big league, I'm not looking to start anything amongst yourselves, but is there a consensus as to when he'll be in the NHL? I can't wait to see him.

With any regularity the earliest would be 2017-18 after one of Mason or Neuvirth leaves. If a trade or injury were to occur before then, I think he'd be capable to handle backuo duties, but at this point I'd rather have him start consistently in the AHL.

 

[kwickly]

With any regularity the earliest would be 2017-18 after one of Mason or Neuvirth leaves. If a trade or injury were to occur before then, I think he'd be capable to handle backuo duties, but at this point I'd rather have him start consistently in the AHL.

Yeah I would agree regular minutes in the AHL is best for him, thanks for the response, I think he's gonna be a good one

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Yeah I would agree regular minutes in the AHL is best for him, thanks for the response, I think he's gonna be a good one

I'd wait until someone else responds, people usually don't agree with my thoughts and opinions.

 

[Striiker]

Nah, that sounds about right to me.

 

[Tripod]

Yup...that's his target date.

 

[Flyotes]

He seems to be playing well enough that one wouldn't have to alter one's defensive system to shelter him a bit.

No need for a Stolarz system.