My thoughts as well. I think Halverson and Nell are cooked as viable prospects for the org, but both guys are under contract and Tokarski lets them fill out the rosters in the event of a surprise. Hartford is really the team that needs to be better this season, so hopefully Georgie can solidify himself as a #1 there and make the jump next year.
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My thoughts as well. I think Halverson and Nell are cooked as viable prospects for the org, but both guys are under contract and Tokarski lets them fill out the rosters in the event of a surprise. Hartford is really the team that needs to be better this season, so hopefully Georgie can solidify himself as a #1 there and make the jump next year.
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I'm not so sure. They may want Georgiev in the AHL getting lots of games. If so, then they are bringing in Tokarski to provide competition for Mazanec for the backup job.
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I’d agree, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Georgiev supplants Tokarski at some point this season. I think another full season in Hartford in front of a deeper team will be good for him.
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Putting aside the team's desire to be competitive; is it better for Georgiev to get twice as many starts in the AHL, or to get 20-25 against NHL competition and be able to work with Allaire every day?
I prefer the latter with regards to his development.
I wouldn't say that he has nothing to learn at the AHL level; he has plenty of warts that still need working. But he is competent in the NHL, and if there has been any year where Hank isn't going to hog the starts, this is it.
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This is an interesting idea actually. Never crossed my mind as a possibility.
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check out the comments on the Twitter announcement 
it's all gifs of Marty going top cheddar on him
guess time will tell what happens with this dude
it's all gifs of Marty going top cheddar on himguess time will tell what happens with this dude
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Confidence is a huge factor for goalies, so giving him a lot of AHL time wouldn’t be the worst route.
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I suppose. I think if there's one thing this kid doesn't lack though, it's confidence.
Also, if the intention is to play Tokarski in the NHL, then it begs the question: why Tokarski? Pavelec (among others) is still available and he is a much better goalie.
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One way to destroy that confidence is to have him face NHLers without necessarily being ready to.
Pavelec isn’t a much better goalie than Tokarski... or Mazanec for that matter.
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He's really not very good at all imo. Georgiev will be a noticeably superior goalie next year I'll bet.
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If Georgiev gets 22-27 game in the NHL and about the same in the AHL then it should be fine for his development. Whoever will get a chance to PLAY in games that Lundqvist will miss is a back up. If Georgiev gets these games while Tokarski dresses up to sit while Lundqvist in the net then Georgiv is his true backup for all intent and purposes.
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And that's very likely what the Rangers are hoping for.
Tokarski can hold his own in the AHL though, so no loss here.
I think Georgiev still has to win his spot but yeah I don't think this is a move with the NHL roster specifically in mind
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This is definitely not true, but even if it were; why not sign the 'slightly' better goalie who is already known and liked in the dressing room?
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The first thing that comes to mind for me is that the Rangers have given up on Halverson and Nell. The second thing that comes to mind is the Rangers want someone or sometwo pushing Georgiev to claim the backup spot. They don't want it to be easy for him. The third thing that comes to mind is the Rangers are going to be buying out a goalie or getting rid of one somehow and it wouldn't be the first time (even if it happened to be Tokarski) that happened.
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This would also minimize Georgi's exposure to insHankity, sitting there on the bench experiencing Hank's raging fits this year, if he's only up for the games he's starting.
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Was Pavelec well-liked in the locker room? The already known thing doesn't matter.
There are two sides to these things. Perhaps Pavelec didn't want to come back. Which is further to say, commenting on this aspect of this is meaningless. This isn't going to have enough of an impact on things to question the particular decision in that way.
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I don't know the answer to that. I do remember Steve Valiquette talking about how little experience Georgiev has at the AHL level and how important he believes it to be for starting goalies. That could just be his personal belief/preference, or it could be a reflection of what management is thinking. Either way, I just don't think it's set in stone that Georgiev will be the backup.
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Halverson is already down the Stajcer / Skapski / Missiaen road, playing out the final year of his ELC. He was scratched as the 3rd goalie in the ECHL playoffs last year.
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Signing Pavelec means he's the backup, signing Tokarski means they want 2 solid goalies in Hartford. Some combination of Georgiev, Mazanek and Tokarski accomplishes this. The two older guys are journeymen so I wouldn't pencil in any of them as the backups. Or this is to help with the tank??
I wasn't sold on Georgiev being the NHL backup coming into the year, even before today. Not that I don't think he could be; rather I still think he has plenty to learn and we now also have a full-time goaltending coach for our minor league affiliates. I feel like it would be good for him to get 50+ starts in the AHL.
So, with that said, my thinking was that they'd bring in someone with NHL experience (I was thinking a little more than Tokarski, but still) to ride the pine behind Hank who I believe will still get the lion's share of the starts. So signing Tokarski, I think this is the move that allows that to happen.
I get where people are coming from when they say, "This isn't necessarily an NHL move." Might not be. I think it is, though.
So, with that said, my thinking was that they'd bring in someone with NHL experience (I was thinking a little more than Tokarski, but still) to ride the pine behind Hank who I believe will still get the lion's share of the starts. So signing Tokarski, I think this is the move that allows that to happen.
I get where people are coming from when they say, "This isn't necessarily an NHL move." Might not be. I think it is, though.
