rooneypoo wrote:Hoags wrote:The Sens could easily make a wrong evaluation on any of the FA goalies out there. With Anderson we have a much better chance of making the right call.
I'd put Anderson as #3 FA goalie behind Bryz and Vokoun, there's a steep drop off after that this summer.
Definitely. It's a Cussing blackhole after those three. If Anderson plays like he can down the stretch, & we can get him to sign a 2-3 year deal for $2-3 mil per, just do it. No big name goalie is going to want to come to a rebuilding team, and it doesn't make sense to overpay for one on the UFA market anyway; and it certainly doesn't make sense to trade away assets on a rebuilding team to acquire a big name goalie.
This is the Martin Biron trade to & then signing with PHI scenario, but for the year 2011. It's the move that made the most sense for a rebuilding PHI then, just like it's the move that makes the most sense for a rebuilding OTT now.
The Martin Biron analogy makes a whole lot of sense. If he plays reasonably well, I'd easily be happy with signing him for $2-3 million. After seeing last nights game though, I think we can have the best of both worlds: Great goaltending, and not enough offence to jeopardize our draft standing.