Confirmed with Link: Dubnyk + 2022 7th to San Jose for 2022 5th (50% salary retained)

[SjMilhouse]

Anyone have any realistic alternatives in mind? Just curious because it seems like we are screwed no matter what we do in addressing the net

 

[Cas]

Devan Dubnyk and Aaron Dell share the same birthday - 4 May, albeit three years apart.

 

[Jargon]

While this deal sounds fairly dumb, I actually trust Nabby, so maybe he sees something we don't see.

 

[The Nemesis]

you’re the mod, ya lazy turd

I'd say you don't need to be a dick about it, but I don't know why I'd expect anything different from a Vegas fan.

 

[Friday]

 

[one2gamble]

i still think this is a really odd move

 

[Saskatoon]

What was wrong with Dell?

He likely wants a multiple year contract

 

[jarr92]

Anyone have any realistic alternatives in mind? Just curious because it seems like we are screwed no matter what we do in addressing the net

Looking at the list of goalie FA's I can see why they made the deal. I would still rather not give up cap/assets on a goalie who was statistically worse than Jones last year, but for 1 year/2million the goalie market would look pretty bare. I would have preferred another goalie, but you can't really blame Doug for following the advice of his hired goalie coach. That's what he is supposed to do.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Still, Nabby knows a great deal more than you or me. Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt.

Doesn't mean they know dick about coaching or assessing talent.

 

[LadyStanley]

Sharks Acquire Goaltender Devan Dubnyk from Minnesota

Official announcement

 

[Nighthock]

I'd say you don't need to be a dick about it, but I don't know why I'd expect anything different from a Vegas fan.

Sorry. What I should have said:

Both you and Nemesis the are moderators, you lackadaisical pieces of, what appears to be a high fiber diet, human excrement.

My bad.

 

[Pavelski2112]

 

[Lebanezer]

Given that the Sharks are keeping Jones, and wanted an established 1b, is there a single other option out there they could have gotten? Andersen would cost more, no retention, I assume doesn’t want to share the net.
Either Columbus goalie wants to be a starter, going to cost more.
Lundqvist will probably cost a similar amount in terms of cap, and doesn’t sound he has a chance to be a starter anymore (not saying Dubnyk does either.)
Holtby and Markstrom too expensive, want to start.
Khodubin too expensive.
Greiss too expensive.
Crawford, in the same boat as Dubnyk, not sure the cost.
Talbot, maybe could’ve work.
Mike Smith, lol no thanks.

So the Sharks really put themselves in a corner by committing to acquiring an established goalie. I know they are done with Dell, but with such limited options available to them you’d have to think that perhaps dumpster diving on the cheap would be better than spending assets. Maybe they could have waited until free agency to see what came up. Or maybe they tried to move Jones and that was spectacularly unsuccessful.

 

[seroes]

I dont like this deal but it could be worse. The cap hit isn't huge and there are no ramifications beyond this season if dubnyk doesn't work out (which seems likely). I wonder if that was a big reason sharks wanted dubnky over another Goaltender, not having to commit to term.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Seems like this trade could be subtraction by addition. What other options were there? Would having Melnichuk as the backup really be worse?

On the other hand, there is evidence to suggest that Nabokov thinks very highly of Dubnyk. So, the goaltending expert might think he can rehabilitate Dubnyk's game...there is a temptation to defer to the expert (though Nabokov is no Strelow).

 

[Friday]

He's only 2.1M on the cap. This is such a whatever move that could be a big boom if he works out. If not he wont be that much worse than Dell who we paid literally 200k less for last year. We move

 

[sharski]

Seems like a stopgap move tbh

Like DW wanting to get the team back in the playoffs (with him HEAVILY relying on Nabby here) while also giving him an out in case his moves get whiff punished like they did last year

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

Does this all but confirm that Jones is our goalie being exposed at the expansion draft?

 

[Erep]

Does this all but confirm that Jones is our goalie being exposed at the expansion draft?

Could be Korenar, too. I doubt a goalie is being taken anyways.

 

[WSS11]

The one positive is that DW most likely would have been spending the same on the open market while possibly having to commit to a multi year deal. Dubnyk could be a stop gap to give Melchinuk some time. Hopefully we can deal Sorensen to give us a little extra cap space

 

[The Nemesis]

It's not the best move, but it's not the worst. The FA goalie market was going to be too expensive with no sure things available in the price range the Sharks have. So 1 year of Dubnyk on the hope he rebounds at 50% of his normal cost is fine. The Sharks also weren't likely to go right back up to contender status anyway. So next year if Dubnyk still sucks they cut him loose and nothing of value is lost and they can try their luck at getting a better alternative to Jones then. For the price of downgrading 2 rounds late in the draft 2 years from now, that's fine.

 

[themelkman]

Could be Korenar, too. I doubt a goalie is being taken anyways.

Very likely we lose Simek

 

[matt trick]

I think I'd have rather had Dell for $1.25M or whatever, but if Nabby likes Dubnyk better I'm cool with it. If Melnichuk outplays him great, but now at least he's not just fighting Konenar for the backup.

 

[Sharksrule04]

This deal is very simple, get a veteran goalie to backup/tandem with Jones. With salary retention you really couldn't go wrong here. I assume this is also a 1 year thing to see if Melnichuk is NHL ready. With the minimum for a goalie pretty much being 1M and Duby costing us little over 2, I don't see the downside here. If we had gone FA route we'd be signing a multi year deal and likely overpaying. If we traded for a different goalie, we'd likely be giving up more than the drop from 5th round to 7th round. I fully support this move from DW.

 

[Cas]

If Melnichuk shows he's NHL-quality and Dubnyk sucks, can the Sharks waive Dubnyk and send him to the Barracuda for a reduction in cap hit? Wouldn't save very much ($150,000) and they probably wouldn't do it , but is that technically feasible with Dubnyk's contract?