Player Discussion Kaapo Kähkönen
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MuckOG
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I think he's definitely cemented the "1-B" role...and I think that will remain the rest of the regular season given the compressed schedule. If the Wild make the playoffs, it will be interesting to see who starts game 1 between the pipes.
Am I missing something? I get that he's fairly young, and maybe not proven over the long haul, but he looks great and I really don't think Talbot is that good.
Numbers don't lie... Well, until they do...
Numbers don't lie... Well, until they do...
MuckOG
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He does look great and I think he has shed the label of "backup" and will see more games the rest of the way than was probably originally expected.
I think Talbot is fine. He's better than Dubnyk and Stalock, anyways, and that's good enough for this team.
Can't imagine it's been any sort of ideal start to the season for Talbot. Guy just hasn't had any luck to get fully going.
I'm interested to see when KK goes cold how bad does he get and how does he rebound and respond. The way he's playing he's likely to earn a nice contract by next season.
It'd be nice to do a long term reasonable deal on a good starting goalie before he tops out contract value.
I'm interested to see when KK goes cold how bad does he get and how does he rebound and respond. The way he's playing he's likely to earn a nice contract by next season.
It'd be nice to do a long term reasonable deal on a good starting goalie before he tops out contract value.
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Why isn't Kahk exempt as a 2nd year player? Seattle 2021 NHL Expansion Draft rules same as Golden Knights followed
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* All first- and second-year NHL players, and all unsigned draft choices, will be exempt from selection (and will not be counted toward protection limits.
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I guess I'm missing something.
Dr Jan Itor
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He will get a nice contract for sure.
There WILL be playoffs and that is where the goalies have to prove themselves. I want to see a tight series, where goalie turns the tides standing on his head, because that is what you need if you want to become a contender. Last time goalie had amazing season in Minnesota, and was rewarded with a long contract, he came out with 30% playoff win rate during that contract. This and the fact that management refused to try alternatives led to years of suffocating playoff results. I would not give a long contract to a goalie, especially one that hasn't been proven in a real high stake game. If KK has a good postseason, I would expect him to have learned good habits from it and to be able to repeat it later on.
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Demko’s $5M x 5 is a somewhat relevant comparison. He’s only going to have 1 RFA year left when his contract expires, so it’d be tough to bridge him. BG will have to decide if he’s seen enough to go long-term on him or not.
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