How much will Brian Elliot ask for this summer?

asq2 wrote:The Avs don't want to give up their picks. With Stastny and Sakic out, those picks could be pretty darn good.

I don't see it happening. When was the last time an offer-sheet was made to a goaltender coming off half of a season?

davetherave wrote:

DashRiprock wrote:Colorado could sign Backstrom or Khabibulin if they want a goalie.

Avs don't have the cap room though for those guys :pirat:

RobbyJ wrote:
You've got to be kidding. You don't reward a guy who will have something like 30 NHL games under his belt with 1.5M. He'll get the minimum raise allowed under the CBA for players making less than the average salary.

So about 900K-1M on a 1 or 2 year deal.

There will be no offer sheet for Elliot. You guys are talking like he is the second coming of Patrick Roy. Let the kid prove himself and then pay him what he is worth.

davetherave wrote:

Acrobat wrote:

And yes, Leopold would be one that I could see Murray threatening to grab out of spite (I'm not convinced he'd fit in perfectly, but the Av's can't afford to lose him either, and he wouldn't be totally out of place here.) I had forgotten that he played for Calgary before Colorado, so didn't realize how old he was.

Leopold's 28. Is that 'old'?

Scouting report's pretty good...sounds like the kind of PMD everybody talks about, but at a reasonable price...

http://forecaster.canada.com/faceoff/hockey/player.cgi?1886

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RobbyJ wrote:

Acrobat wrote:I'd expect him to go for about $1.5 per year for two or three years. You can't make him grumpy, in case he turns out to be "the guy".

And yes, Leopold would be one that I could see Murray threatening to grab out of spite (I'm not convinced he'd fit in perfectly, but the Av's can't afford to lose him either, and he wouldn't be totally out of place here.) I had forgotten that he played for Calgary before Colorado, so didn't realize how old he was.

You've got to be kidding. You don't reward a guy who will have something like 30 NHL games under his belt with 1.5M. He'll get the minimum raise allowed under the CBA for players making less than the average salary.

So about 900K-1M on a 1 or 2 year deal.

There will be no offer sheet for Elliot. You guys are talking like he is the second coming of Patrick Roy. Let the kid prove himself and then pay him what he is worth.

Acrobat wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

Acrobat wrote:I'd expect him to go for about $1.5 per year for two or three years. You can't make him grumpy, in case he turns out to be "the guy".

And yes, Leopold would be one that I could see Murray threatening to grab out of spite (I'm not convinced he'd fit in perfectly, but the Av's can't afford to lose him either, and he wouldn't be totally out of place here.) I had forgotten that he played for Calgary before Colorado, so didn't realize how old he was.

You've got to be kidding. You don't reward a guy who will have something like 30 NHL games under his belt with 1.5M. He'll get the minimum raise allowed under the CBA for players making less than the average salary.

So about 900K-1M on a 1 or 2 year deal.

There will be no offer sheet for Elliot. You guys are talking like he is the second coming of Patrick Roy. Let the kid prove himself and then pay him what he is worth.

I'm not saying he's worth $1.5 - probably closer to $1.2M since he's going to have to be higher than Auld, and he has to be over $1.03M with his mandatory raise anyhow. However, with the possibility of a shrinking cap, GMs are going to make moves now that are designed to contain costs for the forseeable future. Snagging Elliot instead of a higher priced UFA goalie might be a wise one for some of those teams on the hunt for a goalie.