We could bring in someone with a 4.1 mil cap hit at the deadline with this signing. Of course, if we trade a roster player in the process of upgrading, that number increases.
Confirmed with Link: Martin Brodeur signed: 1 yr/ $700k (+ $60k and counting!)
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We could bring in someone with a 4.1 mil cap hit at the deadline with this signing. Of course, if we trade a roster player in the process of upgrading, that number increases.
LGB51
2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION ST. LOUIS BLUES!
I think that would have been a much better publicity stunt, or maybe suite Hitch up as the backup. Or hold a raffle every game to see which lucky fan gets to be the backup for the night lol.
It'll be more than that too. The current $4.18m cap space at the deadline assumes that we have 4 goalies on the roster between now and the deadline. Binnington comes off today, which pushes it up. Brodeur will come off when Elliott comes back, which pushes it up further.
The only worries we have with the cap this season is making sure that we have ~$600k extra at the end of the year to make sure we don't have an overage penalty next year because Tarasenko hit bonuses.
no. it's not. but thanks for cyberthugging.
And thank you for not even responding to what I said
Hasek, Roy, Plante, Sawchuk, and Hall were all arguably better goalies than Marty. Marty Brodeur may be the greatest system goalie ever but not the best in terms of overall skill. Don't want to take my word for it? Fine, go to the History of Hockey section and strike up this debate again because it has been discussed ad nauseum.
LGB51
2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION ST. LOUIS BLUES!
Really doesn't the almost 3/4 of a million dollar deal just about put us right where we were with Leopold being a healthy scratch every night?
*edit nevermind, it was explained a few posts up.
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Binnington has a cap hit of $635k, Brodeur has a cap hit of $700k. So it makes very, very little difference to our cap situation.
You can put Roy and Hasek in this debate, but not Plante, Sawchuck, or Hall. The last three were never even seen by the majority of people currently in this argument on this page. The game from the two eras is so different you can't compare across the ages. I lived through both eras. The size, speed, and strength of the players is so drastically different from one era to the other and add to that the equipment and they are from different worlds.
Plante gave me a stick once when I was practicing in Toronto. I was amazed at how light it was. The goalie sticks today make that gift I received into a log. My skinny leather pads side by side in 1968 are almost the size of one pad today. The gloves are just plain ludicrous in comparison. If a goalie wore my chest and shoulder pads from that era today they wouldn't get through warmups before heading off to the hospital. Their mask by comparison? All 3 played without one until late in their careers. They would be dead in the era of the other two even with the masks they eventually wore.
As to the modern 2 you wish to say were better than Marty, that's the age old argument of athletics. You can never prove who was actually better. It's all opinion and that's why the arguments can go on "ad nauseum".
DeuceNine
Like You Read About
Myth.
This. As we know here, Vezinas aren't tossed around to goalies that overly benefit from strong defenses. You have to show you're the best, and he did just that on a few occasions. The Cups and gold medals are just reinforcement to this point.
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Just excited to see him suit up for a couple games, and hopefully he at least plays serviceable for the sake of his own pride.
I would like to extend my appreciation of the intelligent and gentlemanly (excuse the gender specific descriptor) comments of the NJ, et al posters. It's most refreshing and you guys are most welcome here.
ZigZagBluesFan
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Yeah! You tell em!
The sheeple cant even comprehend the talent hit this team took when they banished the shining star that is Jordan Binnington to the AHL. And what of the $65k this team is losing having some chump future Hall of Famer over a prospect that's clearly shown he's ready for this level. Martin Brodeur is probably going to bury us in the standings by Christmas.
Keep fighting the good fight. Optimism must...be...crushed.
erderuft
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This is pretty much where I stand. He comes cheap, he has more experience than the rest of our team put together -- why not give him a shot?
Hope he plays well. Go Blues.
I 100% understand the signing. What I don't understand is that people think we signed him to be our starter. As long as they give Allen the majority of the starts and we just use Marty for spot starts as our backup and release Marty when Elliott is healthy I am happy.
I am fine with this signing as we need Elliot to rest up. Groin injuries are a spotty subject and we may not know how long Elliot will be out with. As long as Allen gets the majority of the starts I am fine with this signing. Seeing Marty in the Blues uniform will be a strange sight but i welcome the publicity. He can also mentor Allen in working within the system and understanding any fundamental skills in moving the puck as a goalie.
Robb_K
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Scott Stevens talked about Brodeur winning the Conn Smythe Trophy. But, maybe he just has to say that about an ex-teammate.
Sniper
It's learning...
The way the schedule works for the rest of the month, I would be surprised if he gets more than 4 starts out of the remaining 12 games.
12/4 = Nashville
12/13 = Colorado
12/18 = L.A. or 12/20 = San Jose
12/29 = Colorado or 12/30 = Nashville (I'd lean Colorado since they are the weaker opponent now.)
In January, there are 9 games before the start of the All-Star game with only 1 back to back series (albeit a tough one with Anaheim and San Jose). The next 2 weeks, we play every Tues, Thurs, and Sat. I imagine Allen will get 2/3 of those starts. If I had to guess, I would think Brodeur gets the Carolina and Toronto starts on the Saturdays.
12/4 = Nashville
12/13 = Colorado
12/18 = L.A. or 12/20 = San Jose
12/29 = Colorado or 12/30 = Nashville (I'd lean Colorado since they are the weaker opponent now.)
In January, there are 9 games before the start of the All-Star game with only 1 back to back series (albeit a tough one with Anaheim and San Jose). The next 2 weeks, we play every Tues, Thurs, and Sat. I imagine Allen will get 2/3 of those starts. If I had to guess, I would think Brodeur gets the Carolina and Toronto starts on the Saturdays.
And there's 0% chance they split 50/50 if Allen continues to stink it up like he did last night?
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