TSN: Pierre LeBrun on with Jay Onrait on Anaheim Geese and goaltender John Gibson being open to a change and what groups could possibly be all for buying and selling for him.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Onrait: “You additionally wrote this week about potential touchdown spots for John Gibson. Pay attention, we’ve been speaking about this for a very long time. However now it feels just like the Geese actually have a goaltender sooner or later in Lukas Dostal, regardless that they’re struggling as soon as once more.
However they’ve bought their goalie of the longer term. The query is, can they discover somebody to take Gibson in that huge contract? What are some potential touchdown spots in your thoughts Pierre?”
LeBrun: “Proper? And one of many causes I wrote about that is I feel issues have shifted a bit. You’re proper, he’s been obtainable for greater than a yr. And for individuals watching, it’s vital to know that the Geese have been open to transferring him, but in addition, John Gibson and his agent have been open to that too. They’re working all in live performance. They’ve all been on the identical date, saying it’s time for me to go some other place. They usually’re doing it in live performance. Like there’s no pressure right here on this.
What has scared groups away, particularly final yr, was that there was nonetheless numerous time period left on his contract that pays him $6.4 million a yr. And pay attention, now there’s two extra years left on his contract after this yr that pays him six over.
So it’s not like that’s completely gone away. The distinction is the cap goes up meaningfully now yearly, as we all know. Quantity two, prime goalies at the moment are signing for $8.5 million a yr. Abruptly at 6.4, if John Gibson finds himself, it doesn’t look horrible. Quantity three, I feel the Geese at the moment are able to eat and retain wage in a John Gibson commerce. I don’t know in the event that they had been prepared to try this a yr in the past.
So there’s numerous components which might be main as much as the truth that I feel everybody concerned is extra motivated to see this occurring earlier than March 7. The truth is, I do know they’re.
Now the query is, who steps up? And , there’s a pair groups specifically that I feel are nice matches. One is Carolina. One is Colorado.
Now, having dug in on this, let’s begin with the Avalanche. So thirty first within the league, objectives in opposition to. I don’t have to elucidate that an excessive amount of. However the Avs, my understanding is, are steadfast of their perception that Alexandar Gorgiev will flip this round. They level to the truth that he went toe-to-toe with Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Ottinger within the playoffs final yr. And he did, by the way in which. The Avs didn’t lose out within the second spherical of the goaltending.
They usually suppose they’re going to be okay. They insist, for higher, for worse, Colorado insists they’re not goalie searching. In order that’s in all probability an X on the subject of a chance for John Gibson, who I feel can be excellent there.
Carolina may be very fascinating to me. I do know for a undeniable fact that John Gibson is on their radar checklist. Doesn’t imply essentially they’ll decide up the cellphone, however he’s a reputation they’ve bandied about.
Freddie Anderson’s out once more. They’re nonetheless evaluating him, however I feel it’s going to be a pair months not less than, after which what’s he like when he comes again? So there’s some concern there about their depth. I imply, what retains Eric Tulsky, the GM, up at night time, little doubt in my thoughts, is what occurs (Pyotr) Kochetkov will get harm come playoff time.”
Onrait: “Sure.”
LeBrun: “What do you do for those who’re Carolina? So I do know for a reality the Hurricanes are calling round and analyzing the goalie market simply so that they’re prepared. Whether or not or not they go after Gibson or one other goalie earlier than March seventh stays to be seen.
However I really like the match if, if John Gibson turns into a $4 million goalie as an alternative of a $6.4 million goalie, I’m telling you that man goes to search out his A recreation once more on a contender.”
Onrait: “And also you make such a superb level about Carolina, , they’ve at all times been reluctant to pay goaltenders, proper? So for those who may, if Anaheim can be prepared to eat a bit little bit of that cash, perhaps there’s a match there.”
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