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What this says to me, the error of margin is still razor thin and the percentages have a lot of air.
Red Wings has two projected points (1W) less and has 35% lower ”chance” as we do. A shootout miss or bad call on third period can cost you over 20% in this chart.
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EDIT - This sounds great, but it's wrong wrong wrong. Random schmoe gets it right below.
So, according to Cap Friendly, buying out Kuemper this June would cost the Caps less than $1 million a year for the next 6 years, which seems pretty attractive if a trade partner can't be found - particularly since the salary cap is expected to float higher in the next couple of years.
He seems like a really good guy, and I hate to give up on him. But his performance as a goalie has been largely shaky - with the occasional solid game here and there. Like, you can't count him to save the ones he should save, which seems bad in a goalie.
Unless his game dramatically improves with 10 games left in the season in a circumstance where he's the backup (hard to imagine), the body of work says what we've seen for the last 2 seasons is likely what we'd see for the next 3 (or worse, since he'll be 37 by the end of the contract) - and that is pretty unattractive.
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So, according to Cap Friendly, buying out Kuemper this June would cost the Caps less than $1 million a year for the next 6 years, which seems pretty attractive if a trade partner can't be found - particularly since the salary cap is expected to float higher in the next couple of years.
He seems like a really good guy, and I hate to give up on him. But his performance as a goalie has been largely shaky - with the occasional solid game here and there. Like, you can't count him to save the ones he should save, which seems bad in a goalie.
Unless his game dramatically improves with 10 games left in the season in a circumstance where he's the backup (hard to imagine), the body of work says what we've seen for the last 2 seasons is likely what we'd see for the next 3 (or worse, since he'll be 37 by the end of the contract) - and that is pretty unattractive.
Darcy Kuemper Buyout Results - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Darcy Kuemper buyout results and details including cost calculations, savings and final cap hit
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With the guys in Hershey seemingly ready (or almost), a buyout may be the best course. First, let's see how he does if he gets a chance in the playoffs. I am not saying this regular season's Kuemper is anything like the RS Holtby in 2017-18, but remember how Grubby had taken over the starter's role back then but it was Holts who won 16 post-season games. I hope Chucky keeps his spot and I wouldn't have high expectations if Darcy gets inserted, but stranger things have happened!So, according to Cap Friendly, buying out Kuemper this June would cost the Caps less than $1 million a year for the next 6 years, which seems pretty attractive if a trade partner can't be found - particularly since the salary cap is expected to float higher in the next couple of years.
He seems like a really good guy, and I hate to give up on him. But his performance as a goalie has been largely shaky - with the occasional solid game here and there. Like, you can't count him to save the ones he should save, which seems bad in a goalie.
Unless his game dramatically improves with 10 games left in the season in a circumstance where he's the backup (hard to imagine), the body of work says what we've seen for the last 2 seasons is likely what we'd see for the next 3 (or worse, since he'll be 37 by the end of the contract) - and that is pretty unattractive.
Darcy Kuemper Buyout Results - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Darcy Kuemper buyout results and details including cost calculations, savings and final cap hit
Or we hang on to Kuemper because the goaltending position in fickle and he's show the ability to be a suitable goalie in the past.
This year could just be a anomaly. I for one am not ready to roll into a season with Lindgren and one of the Hershey guys. Lindgren has never played a starters workload.
This year could just be a anomaly. I for one am not ready to roll into a season with Lindgren and one of the Hershey guys. Lindgren has never played a starters workload.
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Not accurate, it doesn't take his signing bonus money into account. (May be terminology mixed up .. but this is the "real" cap hit for buying him out.)
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Why does not it surprise me that it only takes a random schmoe to show me (and the world) just how wrong I can be. Thank you for stopping the spread of my disinformation.
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In the end we're all just random schmoes.
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I'm actually more worried about the 'easier part' of the schedule upcoming than I was about the 'harder part.'
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Happens like clockwork to just about every team down the stretch, very difficult to avoid...
Eliminated teams love to play spoiler and they have the freedom to play open and more creative and rookies/prospects get their chances
If we go anything above .500 the last 9gms we'll be in good shape and the pressure will be on PHI/DET
No idea if we win the easy ones or hard ones but hope we get at least 5 W's down the stretch
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I have no faith in our goaltending coach to help Kuemper fix his game. Hard to imagine he is back next year.
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DK has just looked slow and sloppy to me. Like his give a damn is busted.
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Glad to see the Keumper buyout numbers get straight. I knew that couldn’t be right. Haha.
This is where i am at. Goaltending is fickle. He isn’t that bad. And $5M for a cup winning goaltender isn’t bad either. I’m giving him another year and shep will have to wait. I’d still be open to trading him in offseason if there is value to be had. But ZERO chance we should be retaining anything or paying to move him.
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imho, his eye injury is lingering, and he can't see shit. hence all the weak GA
That is certainly a plausible reason. Or it could be 10 other things that aren’t as visible to us.
without knowing what it is (or isn’t) I’d probably default to fickle goaltender and run another year. If we are to be a playoff team next year, I don’t Chuckie/Shepherd is a good enough tandem to compete. But having him as a “cheap” third is good depth.
The next offseason gets interesting because both Chuckie and Shepherd with be UFA’s. If Chuckie continues to progress (and that is a long way from now), then we’ll have some decisions to make on how much we want to pay for a goaltending tandem. If he is good enough at that point to command 2.5-4.0M then perhaps Keumper trade is necessary. And if Keumper has a better year, he will fetch good value. Or we tie up $9M in goaltenders.
Point is, wait another year before we just try to dump him which will cost. More upside in that approach.
Kuemper is more than fine as a backup. Yes, $5.25 is not ideal for a backup but it more than balances out with Lindgren far outperforming his contract.
It could always be worse. And he could always rebound. I see no reason to move him. We aren’t hurting for cap space and our goalie situation is far from certain. Better to have too many goalies than too few.
It could always be worse. And he could always rebound. I see no reason to move him. We aren’t hurting for cap space and our goalie situation is far from certain. Better to have too many goalies than too few.
Also - why are we talking about Shep? He’s very clearly an AHLer to me. Perfectly fine guy but if Kuemper is being moved out, I’m not doing that for Shep, I’m doing it for Stevenson
I tend to look at total goalie cap. For us that is $6.35M. Not bad and probably one of the lower ones in the league. After next season that may change when we need to resign Chuckie. For next season that cap hit is fine.
That is why i said he is a good number 3. Stevenson needs to cook another season in AHL in my opinion, but sure he could be the first callup next year.
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Kuemper family just had a baby didn't he?
Goalies always have an off year afterwards. I'd give him a chance to rebound.
Goalies always have an off year afterwards. I'd give him a chance to rebound.
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