GDT: Pre-Season Game #5 Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 PM ET

[Pavels Dog]

Isn't this Howard's first start this pre-season? And also against by far the best competition we've faced?

Let the guy loosen up people... not saying he won't most likely be bad, but come on.

 

[Leronziia]

That was a brutal period.

Mantha should have scored and our slap shots need to actually hit the net to be dangerous.

 

[Mijatovic]

Its like his 3rd. He got smoked in his half a game at the start and in TC pretty sure? His only good game was vs Boston (2GA on 26 shots)

 

[Ezekial]

Isn't this Howard's first start this pre-season? And also against by far the best competition we've faced?

Let the guy loosen up people... not saying he won't most likely be bad, but come on.

Played the whole Boston game on the 30th and half the Penguins game.

 

[Tatar]

these commentators are awful

only bostons guys annoy me more

Foley is a drunk and Olczyk is about as unbias as Fox News

 

[Ezekial]

Foley is a drunk and Olczyk is about as unbias as Fox News

Hey, fox news isn't as bad as Eddie!


(Not a fan of fox news)

 

[theYman]

athanasiou best player on the ice this period so far

He always seems to be. Always fly in around the ice out there. I don't understand why the management wants to keep in GR?

 

[Henkka]

Hey, fox news isn't as bad as Eddie!

(Not a fan of fox news)

Have to agree with this.

 

[Leronziia]

Much better shift, Pulks hit the net and so did E.

And then E took another penalty.

 

[TheMule93]

Ericsson and Howard look exactly like Ericsson and Howard out there

 

[Henkka]

6'6 Jared Coreau would have saved that shot just with his HÙGE torso.

 

[Mijatovic]

Bury them both in the minors. Seriously, send a message saying I dont care how much you earn. If dont play like you belong in the NHL, then go and play in the AHL. The only negative I see for Coreau is sitting most of the year instead of playing day in day out if we swap the two.

 

[ElysiumAB]

2/3 of those goals should've been routine saves. Rough.

 

[NervousPerson]

I'm pulling hard for Sproul so I may be biased but I don't think you can blame him too much on the first goal.

Howard and Ericsson on the other hand...

 

[Henkka]

I'm pulling hard for Sproul so I may be biased but I don't think you can blame him too much on the first goal.

Yeah, first was just lousy play from Sproul.

 

[TheMule93]

Mantha looks so out of place out there. Athanasiou making plays left and right and they all die when mantha gets within 3ft of the puck

man, ive been a huge fan of mantha since his days in valdor, I want him to do well but I'm not seeing it

I feel like hes uncomfortable out there, like hes scared of the puck

 

[Leronziia]

I'm pulling hard for Sproul so I may be biased but I don't think you can blame him too much on the first goal.

Howard and Ericsson on the other hand...

His spacing on the 3rd was way off.

 

[aar000n]

Howard is killing his trade value.

 

[NervousPerson]

Yeah, first was just lousy play from Sproul.

He had two guys to cover.

 

[NervousPerson]

His spacing on the 3rd was way off.

Can't argue with that one.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Mantha looks so out of place out there. Athanasiou making plays left and right and they all die when mantha gets within 3ft of the puck

man, ive been a huge fan of mantha since his days in valdor, I want him to do well but I'm not seeing it

I feel like hes uncomfortable out there, like hes scared of the puck

The recent chance was pretty much the opposite. Mantha did a great job forechecking the puck free. Got the puck over sharply to AA and got spaced out correctly then AA put it in his feet way too hard with a bad pass.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Larkin deserves to be mentioned among the worst players of the night. Just not looking good. Pulkkinen also completely invisible.

Sproul I think makes some minor mistakes, but I still think he seems to bring more out there on the ice than XO does.

Mantha looks so out of place out there. Athanasiou making plays left and right and they all die when mantha gets within 3ft of the puck

man, ive been a huge fan of mantha since his days in valdor, I want him to do well but I'm not seeing it

I feel like hes uncomfortable out there, like hes scared of the puck

I think Mantha's playing solid but he's not really as sharp as he should be in the offensive zone.

 

[Leronziia]

The entire team is getting lit up, tough to get a read on anybody.

 

[Yzerman1919*]

Howard and Ericsson. 9 million in cap space!

 

[Henkka]

Howard buyout at next summer:

Jimmy Howard is 33 years old at the date of the buyout
Salary remaining: $9,250,000
The buyout ratio is 2/3, which results in a total buyout cost of $6,166,667
There are 2 years remaining on this contract
The buyout will be spread out over 4 years
The annual buyout cost is $1,541,667
The buyout cap hit is displayed in the far right column

2017-18 buyout caphit: $1,833,334 (go with Coreau for 612k + Mrazek 4.0M) = total 6.45M for goalies
2018-19 buyout caphit: $2,583,334
2019-20 buyout caphit: $1,541,667
2020-21 buyout caphit: $1,541,667

Will be ugly, but still saving a lot of cap space and Jimmy takes the "torch" from Weiss.

I don't think no one would take him even with 50% retention for a 7th rounder.