Sportsnet: Jennifer Botterill and Luke Gazdic when requested if groups ought to be paying high cash for goaltending.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
David Amber: “Subsequent yr, the explanation I convey that up is as a result of we’re going to check out the best AAVs for goalies across the league, and also you see Ottinger, Ullmark, Swayman, and all minting these $8.25 million offers. Which begs the query, philosophically, you guys, if you happen to’re operating an NHL franchise, are you going to pay high greenback for goaltending, realizing that that place has been a bit precarious in recent times, Jennifer?
Botterill: “I believe completely you put money into that place. You have a look at the board you simply confirmed there, David, you will have the (Sergei) Bobrovsky and (Andrei) Vasilevskiy on the on the high of that record, proper? So you will have three of your final 5 Stanley Cups have been awarded to those two goaltenders.
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So if you happen to’re a franchise and also you’re, you’re on this league, your aim is to win a Stanley Cup. So how vital is the goaltender place? I’d say extraordinarily.
And I do know some individuals are saying, effectively, general, there’s the rest-to-work ratio the place possibly a few of these goaltenders aren’t taking part in as many video games as they used to. However the entire thought as an athlete is to peak for the proper time of the season. Should you have a look at the Stanley Cup Champions League has been massively vital.”
Amber: “However the rebuttal there may be Adin Hill, Jordan Binnington. You realize, you rattled off the highest, I’m mentioning some guys who had been, got here out of nowhere and received. Patrick Roy was a rookie when he received. Like he had, you didn’t have to speculate $10 million in a man essentially.”
Botterill: “That’s somewhat extra dangerous.”
Gazdic: “That’s a scenario the place issues simply fall into play. I believe that in an period the place we’re watching beginning goalies begin much less video games than ever, I believe they’re extra invaluable than ever. The sport is in a spot proper now the place I don’t suppose we’ve seen gamers with as a lot velocity and talent as we ever have earlier than. Groups, gamers are higher than they ever have.
In case you have the primary goaltender who’s dependable, you pay that man. Igor Shesterin, if I’m the New York Rangers proper now and Chris Drury, that’s a clean verify for Igor.
They are going to win you a Stanley Cup. They are going to, if you happen to watch the, particularly the examples that Jenn simply put, goaltenders in as we speak’s NHL are so invaluable to their groups that I believe these $8 million contracts. Like eight mill for somebody like Oettinger, I believe that’s a steal. I, if I’m a GM, they’re getting at any time when they need.”
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Amber: “The one caveat, they higher keep wholesome, proper?”
Gazdic: “True.”
