HugeInTheShire
You may not like me but, I'm Huge in the Shire
I was down for Hellebuyck for sure for a long term solution, until his contract expectations were made known. Having a goalie signed to that high of a contract is the easiest way to ruin your cap. Gibson is a massive no from me, I think he's every bit as bad as his stat line shows, even at 50% and with a sweetener, I'd still pass.When I first saw this thread, I saw the thread title, took a really quick flash of the name (too quick of a flash) and then read just your first paragraph, which I thought read like it possibly could have been from an inside fan. Then on second glance I read your entire post, not to mention noticed your avatar and name and was like “oh, this isn’t an outside fan” so my mistake on that.
I would be interested in acquiring someone like Hellebuyck for the right price, but I don’t think there are really better options than Vitek other than that. Don’t get me started on John Gibson and his contract. I was sick for a week just from seeing someone say we were interested in him about a month back.
I’ve seen it speculated that Dubas/Pittsburgh tried for him, but backed out and that’s when they circled back to Jarry.
If NJ tries for Hellebuyck as a free agent or can acquire him and sign him to a reasonable contract, I'd be happy, but for now with the window just opening I don't think it's time to make any kind of panic move.