Could Gru be moved?

[Kevinsane]

The cap hit is prohibitive, yes, but man oh man he’s been impressive of late.
I wonder if there’s a three way trade possible where someone makes an offer to a third party to take on part of the salary.
When you think of teams who need an upgrade in goal, is it that far fetched?

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[RainyCityHockey]

The cap hit is prohibitive, yes, but man oh man he’s been impressive of late.
I wonder if there’s a three way trade possible where someone makes an offer to a third party to take on part of the salary.
When you think of teams who need an upgrade in goal, is it that far fetched?

He still has three year at $5.9M left on a contract and has yet been able to post a .900(SV%) season for the Kraken.

Unless you'r willing to add something significant there's no chance to move him.

 

[majormajor]

I feel confident saying that there will be no Grubauer trade.

 

[Kevinsane]

You’re both right, of course, but GMs don’t always do the smart thing, especially lame duck ones.

 

[The Marquis]

No chance

 

[Kevinsane]

You guys are right. Any GM trading for that term at that cap hit would be rightfully pilloried. There are less expensive options out there.
We all like Gru, but it’ll be nice when that salary comes off the books.

 

[kihei]

It might be a question of when. Not at the trade deadline for sure. But if he is solid the rest of the year and finishes with a save percentage in the .910 range, I can see some GM from a team with weak goaltending showing some interest. Almost certainly we would have to retain.

 

[Toomany7pins]

We’ve been getting “playoff Gru” lately, and Joey D has been spinning his wheels of late. As one of Gru’s harshest critics at times I say no. If we were scoring more goals I could see it more.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I would be pretty surprised if Gru is moved any time soon.

1. He has another three seasons at a 5.9M cap after this season. I doubt Francis wants to retain for that long. If he continues playing well, he could be moved during his last 2 seasons.
2. I really like Daccord, but his sample size is very small. Do we have anyone in our prospect pool who can step into the big leagues and be good right away?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

At one time during the season not so long ago Gru was struggling mightily and I would have welcomed a deal outta here especially with Daccord playing well most of the season. Now that Gru has found his groove again I'd say no because if they trade him they just have to find another 'tender to back up or be the first string! If GMFrancis thinks Alec Stezka is the answer which I doubt he is then...