What has Hill done to suggest right now that he is or can be an NHL goalie? I don't think anyone is paying for that.
It’s like when we traded for Wedgewood and then for Kuemper. Hill has decent prospect pedigree and teams who are desperate might be willing to give him a shot. As far as goalie prospects go, Hill is a good one.
San Jose is probably in the worst goaltending spot. The emergence of Ferraro, his chemistry with Heed, and the acquisition of Carrick might make a guy like Radim Simek more available than we might have thought.
He’s had his own injury issues and still isn’t back. He’s a lot closer than 3 months, though. More like 3 games. San Jose might be willing to let another team ease him in and find out what impact the knee injury has had. Especially if it gets them a dark horse goalie prospect that just might catch on.
Aiden Hill for Radim Simek seems like a mutual gamble. And pretty low stakes for both sides. Potential to alleviate current pressure in an area is weakness for both teams.
Hill can’t be worse than Jones or Dell. And he’s on a dirt cheap contract.
Who knows how Simek will play? When he was healthy, he was a good candidate to replace at least some of the thing Hjalmarsson brings to the table. Simek is pretty steady, works hard, plus with grit, and is a good defensive presence most of the time. He lacks consistency and is injury prone. But we are taking about a very minor depth deal.