GDT: Game 52: Coyotes @ Quackers - 8 PM - FSAZ

[SniperHF]

I'm not sure that is the best move, but it may happen. If you look at this season, whenever Domingue came in to take over after a struggling goalie, he didn't do too well.

I think he needs about 1/2 more season (2016/2017) as a regular starter in the A (the other half would be as a backup to a healthy Smith)

That's probably true, but if our AHL team remains a dumpster fire he's better off in whatever role he can get up here. Obviously we hope the situation improves but I'm not optimistic right now.

But the development track of the position is all over the map. There are guys like Schneider and Varlamov who spent a lot of time on their NHL clubs as a backup or 1B at young ages. Might not be a determent in this case here either.

 

[XX]

Domingue is going to want a 1 way deal, so he's either the backup next year or platooning.

Just get Mike Smith the hell out of here.

 

[rt]

Yeah, Smith needs to be bought out.

 

[Mosby]

General rule of thumb is 150 games before you're ready to be a full-time starter in the NHL. As it stands, Domingue has 43 ECHL, 58 AHL, and 26 NHL. That's 127. He could very well hit 150 by season's end.

 

[Mosby]

Yeah, Smith needs to be bought out.

Save the buyout cash and stick him in the expansion draft. Vegas will take him.

 

[CC96]

Save the buyout cash and stick him in the expansion draft. Vegas will take him.

Yeah, we're probably not going to be a playoff team next year anyway, so just let him rot on the roster for 2016-2017.

Even if Vegas doesn't take him, we would only be stuck with a four year buy-out at that point, instead of six years, if we buy him out this offseason.

 

[Jakey53]

Only Ottawa and Columbus have more GAs than us this season, so we probably can't move either of our active goalies. Still, I suppose a team might be interested in Domingue who showed that he can step up if necessary. So perhaps a team looking for a goalie who can step into the starting position in the next 2-3 seasons might be interested. It would have to be a team that Domingue could split starts (or get at least 40% of the games)

So, perhaps swap with Carolina (for Nedeljkovic or Altshuller), Columbus (Korpisalo or Forsberg), New Jersey (Kinkaid), NY Islanders (Greiss or Berube), NY Rangers (Halverson), Philadelphia (Stolarz), Tampa Bay (Gudlevskis), Toronto (Sparks or Bibeau), or Washington (Grubauer) is a possibility (other players/picks would most likely need to be involved)

I'm fine with waiting it out and re-signing Domingue as well, but a few of the above moves may help us a bit this season.

Domingue is a RFA, so if DM wants him, he will be here next year.

 

[Ebb]

Domingue is a RFA, so if DM wants him, he will be here next year.

Same could be said if we moved him (to another team).

I doubt Domingue would holdout for a one-way contract (here or elsewhere); that would be his next deal. So, 2-3 years would be a decent length.