According to the AHL Contracts page on these boards Chicago doesn't have anybody signed up to play goal for 2017-18. The Knights have 2 goalies in their system right now - that's it. With the shared commitment with Chicago all they really need is one additional goalie for the Wolves plus a fourth for Quad City (ECHL affiliate). I think that barring injury they could make do with 4 for this season.
McPhee says no signings in FA
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According to the AHL Contracts page on these boards Chicago doesn't have anybody signed up to play goal for 2017-18. The Knights have 2 goalies in their system right now - that's it. With the shared commitment with Chicago all they really need is one additional goalie for the Wolves plus a fourth for Quad City (ECHL affiliate). I think that barring injury they could make do with 4 for this season.
BattleBorn
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Keep in mind, they made 6 signings today, most/all will go to Chicago.
We should have names shortly.
We should have names shortly.
yukoner88
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I was just hoping for 1 or 2 depth guys up front or another player or 2 to flip at the deadline.
BattleBorn
50% to winning as many division titles as Toronto
There's still 5-6 flippable D men that can turn into some sort of depth. Just got to let the FA period play out a little.
It's still the first day, I'm thinking we sign somebody in the coming days or weeks who may be without a team.
Absolutely true. I got excited when I heard about the expansion of the league and really thought that Vegas could ice a decent team, especially with good FA signings. Now I am really disappointed with result of all transactions and McPhees statement. I doubt that Vegas will play exciting hockey the first few seasons and I'm not sure if this is the right way. No one knows what will happen, but I'm not convinced that I stay interested in this franchise.
BattleBorn
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mundyc3
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Is it just me or does it seem like they are geared to be movers and shakers in the next year's free agency?
BattleBorn
50% to winning as many division titles as Toronto
Actually heard of 3 of them, especially Hunt. He is a legit emergency call up / AHL superstar.
There's the Knights' third goalie right there. And there are some other interesting names here too. I think that Hunt, Thompson, and Matteau will be considered injury callups while the rest are rosta-filla for the Wolves.
Looks like the Knights have signed former Columbus prospect Oscar Dansk.
Link: https://twitter.com/TSNRyanRishaug/...andatory.com/showthread.php?t=2189005&page=17
Another G for the Wolves.
Link: https://twitter.com/TSNRyanRishaug/...andatory.com/showthread.php?t=2189005&page=17
Another G for the Wolves.
May have some potential left. He is a young 23 year old former 2nd round pick. But that was under Columbus regime of when it was the worst drafting team in the league.
And he put up pretty poor stats in the SHL too. He may very well be the ECHL goalie and Legace is in the A.
Competition for the lower leagues, I wouldn't get your hopes, but he's still young enough to maybe right some bad habits under a different system. He signed a 2-way contract, so he may be on the bench in case of injury.
Gigantor The Goalie
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With signing two mediocre goalie prospects let alone AHL goalies I think this signals that Vegas is fine with Binnington/Husso taking both spots in Chicago while Legace/Dansk go the ECHL when everyone is healthy in both organizations. With all the quality AHL level goalies available in free agency plus the college UFA's that were available it's easy to assume that quality goalie depth for this year isn't a concern for Vegas. With Legace/Dansk being on 1-year deals I think the plan for next year is to bring in actual quality goalies for Chicago as the Blues will have their own AHL affiliate in 2018/19.
JacketsFanWest
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My guess would be Dansk would be in the ECHL. He played for Rögle in the SHL, who were terrible, so he didn't have a lot of support. By the end of the season, he was their #3 goalie. I'm surprised Dansk is back in NA, but the NHL is his dream.
Dansk just has never been able to put everything together. He's technically very good and a lot of coaching. CBJ goalie coach Ian Clark actually had Dansk work with Bobrovsky on specific new techniques. It's part of the major change for Bob, but Dansk has never been able to take all the skills he knows and actually win games with them. But he might help the Vegas goalie prospects.
I've followed Dansk for a while now, but I've been pretty given up on any hope he can be an NHL goalie. Hopefully I'm wrong, since he's a nice kid.
Blue Goose
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I was thinking this exact same thing, but there are people who are smarter than me who follow the AHL that say that the Blues can always loan Binnington/Husso to another AHL club if we want to put one of our guys in Chicago. Personally, I don't see the need - we can leave Dansk/Lagace in Quad City and only bring them up as an emergency backup if one of Fleury/Pickard get hurt.
Gigantor The Goalie
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Yeah it's looking more and more like the likely scenario will be Husso gets loaned to another AHL team while Binnington+one of Legace/Dansk man the net in Chicago. They probably want to keep Binnington close to St. Louis in case of injury because if you need a goalie to ride the pine in the NHL you have Binnington ride the pine. I just find it extremely odd that if Vegas wants a goalie in Chicago why sign Legace/Dansk? They are barely better than the worst goalie in the AHL, Joe Cannata.
Also it's looking more likely that the destination for Husso (if he's the one loaned out) will be the San Antonio Rampage which is frustrating as an Avs fan that we'll be developing a division teams star prospect goalie.
Refuse
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I know rebuilding is a staple on these boards, but it doesnt apply to this team at all. Vegas is building.
Rob
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I understand what McPhee is doing. He is aiming for long term here which he should. I just don't know how it is going to work in this market. New fans or fair weather fans to hockey are going to want to be excited. This team is going to be boring to watch. For the main reason that they will probably score the least amount of goals in the league.
