That's what I think too. A lot of starters won't want to come to Philly knowing that Hart will be getting the push. That likely stops a guy like Talbot from signing. But of course it also depends on demand. Not exactly a ton of landing spots.It's worse than all that. There's a really good chance that someone like Howard won't want to come here to be a caddy to Hart, or that he won't want to come to a non-playoff team. Elliott at sub $4M is probably the best bet.
Yep. There are only so many clear cut starting spots to go around though. Bobrovsky, Varlamov, and Lehner will get them somewhere. A guy like Talbot or Howard might not have a better situation than playing in a 60/40, 50/50, 40/60 tandem with Hart. Talbot in particular is going to be coming off of two down years in a row and I doubt teams will be beating down the door to hand him a starting job.That's what I think too. A lot of starters won't want to come to Philly knowing that Hart will be getting the push. That likely stops a guy like Talbot from signing. But of course it also depends on demand. Not exactly a ton of landing spots.
It's really not that simple though. We need a goalie who is capable and ok with platooning with Hart and is fine with the idea that Hart is the future. You're asking a goalie to be Hart's mentorStill can't believe any Flyers fan would even consider bringing back either one of these two. So many better options available just in free agency alone and they could always trade for someone as well.