Sportsnet: Flyers to go after Bobrovsky this offseason?

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Bobrovsky will be the biggest goalie contract mistake possibly ever. He's simply been a terrible post season goalie and he will just get worse in the regular season as he gets older and he will command a Carey price type contract

 

[613Leafer]

Seems like a lot of teams could be looking for goaltending right now, and his price should be quite high if he goes to free agency.

Talbot, Schneider, Murray, C. Anderson, Luongo, Crawford, etc are guys that were looked on as pretty legit starting goalies 1-2 years ago, who have all gotten old or simply declined with injuries or whatever. Then there are your typical culprits of Carolina, St. Louis, Philly, Vancouver, NYI, etc who probably aren't happy with their goaltending either.

When Bishop hit free agency, I feel like there were only ~4-5 teams who would have been in the running for giving out that type of contract for a goalie.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I mean couldn't they offer bobrovsky 3 years x 9 million?

They would do that in a heart beat if Bob wanted to... But he will probably demand atleast that amount of cash on a 7 year deal.... And will get it

 

[Tank To Win]

They would do that in a heart beat if Bob wanted to... But he will probably demand atleast that amount of cash on a 7 year deal.... And will get it

And, who are those teams that would give Bob a 7 year contract at $9 million per year? For a goalie that seems to stop playing once the paychecks stop rolling in, that seems to be a bit of a risk.

 

[Starat327]

And, who are those teams that would give Bob a 7 year contract at $9 million per year? For a goalie that seems to stop playing once the paychecks stop rolling in, that seems to be a bit of a risk.

I'm not a fan of acwuiring Bob, but saying he mails it in after regular season is a really poor narrative. I think CBJ have gotten first round draws with the last 3 cup winners. Not much you can do there.

 

[Volica]

Bryzgalov 2.0. Bob cracks under any amound of pressure and cant stop a beach ball come playoffs. Anything of 6x4 would be a gross overpayment.

 

[Bobby Terrance]

He’s worse than Auston Matthews in the playoffs. He won’t be their solution. Plus, he will get overpaid.

You feel good about this post? My goodness, just sad and pathetic on your part.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Which just goes to show that small sample sizes, like you used for Hart, can be misleading.

Still a huge gamble to expect him to move teams and systems at 31, to a place where he has previously struggled, and expect him to maintain those numbers for the duration of his contract, and expect Hart to progress slowly and/or just deal with it for 5+ years.

Except that Hart has never proven anything in a professional hockey league

 

[mikeyp24]

As someone who has always defended Bob and has been someone who has wanted to keep Bob all the way until this year... any team that takes him Im sorry. This is not the Bob you know from previous years. Mentally the guy is broken. He is still a great goalie and makes unbelievable saves but he misses gimmies then crumbles. I love the guy and will always appreciate him helping turn us around but he needs a sports psychiatrist and a new team badly. His head isn't here anymore.

 

[PriceIsGod]

Yeah, Montreal has never lost a trade or signed a player to a crazy contract before, right? At least JVR's contract can be easily moved, or he can be left exposed to the expansion draft.

I'd kick the tires on a 2-3 year deal for Bob, but I'm sure his agent would want more. He knows this is his last chance to get his client a big deal. If the Flyers didn't have Hart in the AHL, it would be a different story. He had a rough start, but he seems to be coming around lately. Plus, I'm not really sure if Bob would be the right guy to mentor a guy like Carter Hart anyway. That's really what the team needs. Stolarz has been doing a pretty decent job lately and it seems like he's been given the opportunity to showcase what he can do.

Goalies are made in the playoffs. I don't care how many Vezina trophies Bob has won. He's done nothing in the playoffs. Corey Crawford and Matt Murray have won multiple cups, and no Vezina's. I don't believe Jonathan Quick ever won a Vezina either.

Don't take things so personally it was a joke. Price's contract is terrible.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Goalies don't age the same way as other players, they tend to age more favorably.

That's not really true at all...

In fact, goalies tend to have a shorter high-level lifespan, and don't have their production and results transfer as easily across teams.

Bobrovsky doesn't have to make Philly a cup contender. He'd be brought in to get them into the playoffs. Right now they are missing out on that experience and revenue.

That's a bad reason to make a potentially team-crippling move like that.

 

[Tripod]

And, who are those teams that would give Bob a 7 year contract at $9 million per year? For a goalie that seems to stop playing once the paychecks stop rolling in, that seems to be a bit of a risk.

That's the big question....and I think GM's seeing what has happened with Carey Price are not going to offer that term again. They would rather go more $ at less term, imo.

 

[haveandare]

He'd fall apart there imo. Bad move. Hart is going to be good, let him.

 

[major major]

If Bobrovsky is still Bobrovsky, then it won't matter whether Hart pans out some years down the road or not. Move Hart or move Bob if you get to that point.

What matters is Bob, and how many of his best years are ahead of him. You don't make this decision based on goalie prospects.

 

[captainpaxil]

Carolina is going to offer him a price like deal and i want no parts of trying to top what they offer. I loved bob when he was a flyer andwhen he perfected his glove in colombus he became the player i thought he could be but i dont see him as the king of the crease in 5 years

 

[JayB]

What if Philly goes crazy for 2-3 yr terms with max money ?

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Be wary of signing big name free agent goalies.

This. Also the Flyers shouldn't have traded Bobrovsky to begin with, they were impatient with him i guess.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Why??? They have Hart in the AHL, future Vezina level goalie. No sense what so ever to go for Bob.
- but hey!, if Philly does, Hawks are more than welcome to take Hart from your giving hands .

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Except that Hart has never proven anything in a professional hockey league

I beg to differ. AHL is a pro league.

 

[Newsworthy]

I hope NYI stay away from BOB. Right now he isn't playing well and I'd let Philly throw big cash at him.
I rather just go after Varlomov if he is cheaper or probably just sign Talbot until a young prospect is ready to flourish.

 

[Kalv]

So they can trade Hart for Luke Schenn.

As a Ducks fan, it`s ok, I will accept also Giroux for Luke Schenn. We will also retain if you like, but then you need to add a 7th

 

[ted2019]

That would be a huge pickup for them. They are a goalie away from being amazing

Don't know what Flyers team that you are watching. They are FAR from being good, let alone amazing.

 

[CB Joe]

I beg to differ. AHL is a pro league.

And he hasn't proved himself there yet.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Being Philly and all, you just know he'd sign a huge contract there and shit the bed and devolve into a backup again.

 

[BlueBaron]

Why would Philly invest a huge amount of term and money into a goalie when they have one of the best goalie prospects who will want a spot in the next couple years?

You have to take the Flyers history into account and not view this in a vacuum.

They have something of a goalie curse.