Khabibulin's value going up

As reported by today's Sun, Khabibulin is playing his value up. 2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA.

Talon is saying he'll get a warm body back in return for Khabi, instead of a complete salary dump.

Send Fisher and/or Vermette, and I think Ottawa would have room.

I hope this rumour goes away soon - getting pretty tired of hearing it.

I'm with you Hayden.

beedub wrote:As reported by today's Sun, Khabibulin is playing his value up. 2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA.

Talon is saying he'll get a warm body back in return for Khabi, instead of a complete salary dump.

Send Fisher and/or Vermette, and I think Ottawa would have room.

Surely you jest...

Yes Khabi is playing well, but it's 4 games. He may have upped his value slightly, but this is a guy who went untouched through waivers. Why would anyone, much less a team like Ottawa who lacks secondary scoring (well lately anyway) trade a top 6 guy for Khabi?

Tallon will get a warm body back, but that's only so the other team won't have to eat so much salary. I'll drink a cup of my own piss if that player turns out to be a top 6 forward.

I'd trade away some of our less useful guys, like Schubert, McAmmond, Donovan or Nikulin, not to mention something would have to be done about Gerber.

Thing is, Chicago may be looking to move Huet, not Khabibulin.

That would kill their cred me thinks.... you shouldn't sign someone only to move them months later.

beedub wrote:As reported by today's Sun, Khabibulin is playing his value up. 2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA.

Talon is saying he'll get a warm body back in return for Khabi, instead of a complete salary dump.

Send Fisher and/or Vermette, and I think Ottawa would have room.

Fisher for Bulin and I would march on SBP to burn it to the ground!!

DashRiprock wrote:That would kill their cred me thinks.... you shouldn't sign someone only to move them months later.

You do in this cap league. That's why there has been such a rash of buy-outs lately.

beedub wrote:As reported by today's Sun, Khabibulin is playing his value up. 2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA.

Talon is saying he'll get a warm body back in return for Khabi, instead of a complete salary dump.

Send Fisher and/or Vermette, and I think Ottawa would have room.

Fisher AND Vermette for Bulin-who the hell let Milbury in here?

wprager wrote:

DashRiprock wrote:That would kill their cred me thinks.... you shouldn't sign someone only to move them months later.

You do in this cap league. That's why there has been such a rash of buy-outs lately.

No, that is bad management, much like that of Burke. You don't blame it on the cap, you blame it on poor judgment. Seriously, first you ask why did Tallon sign Huet, especially to that contract? Second, if he was going to, why didn't he move Bulin sooner or do something about it sooner?

DashRiprock wrote:

wprager wrote:

DashRiprock wrote:That would kill their cred me thinks.... you shouldn't sign someone only to move them months later.

You do in this cap league. That's why there has been such a rash of buy-outs lately.

No, that is bad management, much like that of Burke. You don't blame it on the cap, you blame it on poor judgment. Seriously, first you ask why did Tallon sign Huet, especially to that contract? Second, if he was going to, why didn't he move Bulin sooner or do something about it sooner?

Maybe he thought he'd have a taker on the waiver wire. It just goes to show that you can't even give away some contracts. I think we'll see a return to the standard 3-4-5 year deals from now on. Some contracts are really handcuffing teams. There isn't a player in the world I would sign to a 12 year deal. Say Ovechkin suffers a massive concussion this season. He could heal up, but never be as effective in the future. That contract then looks like a real hindrance if that's the case. Sure it's hypothetical, but hey it could happen.

He hasn't tried hard enough to get rid of him and I think that he's hesitant because he made a mistake in Huet. He could easily trade Khabibulin if he was willing to take back someone else (can't see why a Gerber for 'Bulin trade would not go down), or he could try re-entry. He's obviously wanting too much in return or he realizes he made a mistake signing Huet.

DashRiprock wrote:He hasn't tried hard enough to get rid of him and I think that he's hesitant because he made a mistake in Huet. He could easily trade Khabibulin if he was willing to take back someone else (can't see why a Gerber for 'Bulin trade would not go down), or he could try re-entry. He's obviously wanting too much in return or he realizes he made a mistake signing Huet.

I don't think Huet is as bad as you're describing him.

His save % in the last 4 years vary between .916 and .936.

He's been better than anyone we've had in the last x years ...

TheAvatar wrote:

DashRiprock wrote:He hasn't tried hard enough to get rid of him and I think that he's hesitant because he made a mistake in Huet. He could easily trade Khabibulin if he was willing to take back someone else (can't see why a Gerber for 'Bulin trade would not go down), or he could try re-entry. He's obviously wanting too much in return or he realizes he made a mistake signing Huet.

I don't think Huet is as bad as you're describing him.

His save % in the last 4 years vary between .916 and .936.

He's been better than anyone we've had in the last x years ...

I'd like whatever you've been taking...Huet is better than Gerber. Period. Hardly better than any goalie we've had in the last x years....