TSN: Pierre LeBrun on with Jay Onrait on Anaheim Geese and goaltender John Gibson being open to a change and what groups may very well be involved in buying and selling for him.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Onrait: “You additionally wrote this week about potential touchdown spots for John Gibson. Hear, 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 obtained their goalie of the longer term. The query is, can they discover somebody to take Gibson in that massive 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 little bit. You’re proper, he’s been accessible for greater than a yr. And for folks 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 stress right here on this.
What has scared groups away, particularly final yr, was that there was nonetheless quite a lot of 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, high goalies at the moment are signing for $8.5 million a yr. Immediately 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 have been prepared to try this a yr in the past.
So there’s quite a lot of elements 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. In actual fact, I do know they’re.
Now the query is, who steps up? And , there’s a pair groups specifically that I feel are nice suits. 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 best way. 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 looking. In order that’s in all probability an X in terms of a chance for John Gibson, who I feel can be good there.
Carolina could be very attention-grabbing to me. I do know for a proven fact that John Gibson is on their radar record. Doesn’t imply essentially they’ll choose up the telephone, 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 no 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 evening, little doubt in my thoughts, is what occurs (Pyotr) Kochetkov will get harm come playoff time.”
Onrait: “Sure.”
LeBrun: “What do you do in the event you’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 like the match if, if John Gibson turns into a $4 million goalie as a substitute of a $6.4 million goalie, I’m telling you that man goes to seek out his A recreation once more on a contender.”
Onrait: “And also you make such a very good level about Carolina, , they’ve all the time been reluctant to pay goaltenders, proper? So in the event you might, if Anaheim can be keen to eat a little bit little bit of that cash, perhaps there’s a match there.”
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