Louie the Blue
Because it's a trap
- Jul 27, 2010
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Damn I forgot we even had him....
It goes to show how much of a crapshoot it is evaluating goalies.
I think Armstrong is a good GM, but how he's handled the goalie situation the past decade has been without a plan for the most part.
Halak was supposed to be the #1, ended up being a good tandem goalie. Lucked into Elliott. Miller trade back fired without long term consequence. Allen didn't inherit the throne like everyone wanted him to. Binnington was never really given a shot until Allen's backup played like crap after letting Hutton leave.
If I were a GM, I'd just draft a goalie once every 2 years or so and hope one develops. The Blues spent a lot of capital hoping to find one and investing a significant amount in a position with such variability in performance (see: Luongo, Schneider, Bobrovsky, etc) typically doesn't make up for the value given up.