Sharks really need a better back up than Korenar given how inconsistent Jones was last season. I'd pass on Johansson and get a slightly cheaper winger. Marleau will likely take 1 mil for the sharks run. Use another mil and get Ward or Petersen if possible.

The problem is that goalies better than Korenar, lets say an experienced veteran goalie, would probably be asking more than what Korenar's contract is which is near league minimum. The Sharks being cap strapped, it might be difficult to fit another battle tested goalie that can challenge and push Jones for similar money. Also, the problem is TEAM DEFENSE. Not so much Jones. Don't get me wrong, he left a lot of softies in, but if the Sharks just played better team defense, Jones should have better numbers. I felt Jones was left stranded when high liabilities like Burns and EK65 were aggressive in offense and an unlucky turnover happened for example.

I wouldnt say that you need a goalie that can push Jones, mostly just allow him time off if he needs it. Jones was top 5 in Games Played amongst goalies last year but had the worst SV% of the top 10.
That's despite all but Vlassic being positive and putting up solid numbers. The D does play way too aggressively and leaves a lot of odd man rushes and bad opportunities still. But I think Jones would benefit from having a fall back when his game slumps. You can get a Ward or Neuvrith for 1 Mil. There aren't too many fringe starters otherwise.

What I heard is overall, Jones needs to play a lot to keep fresh. I could be wrong though and last season, he could've been benched a whole lot more. Aaron Dell's play didn't help the situation either though. I will agree that the team is too risky with scoring and it looked like defense took a backseat, but I would be willing to sacrifice some scoring (I think the Sharks came in 2nd in the whole league in scoring?) to have much better defense. I like Ward/Neuvrith for $1 mill. Even cheaper than Dell and it feels like an upgrade from him. If it wasn't for Jones and his contract, I wouldn't mind even platooning a 1A and 1B. We haven't really had that since Niitymaki and Niemi as I can recall.

If you mean Cal Petersen, good luck with that. He's pegged as the goalie of the future for LA. It would take a high price to pry him away from the Kings, and they likely wouldn't trade him within the division should they decide to.

Jack Campbell is probably a better goaltender to target. He could probably be acquired for a 2nd round pick.

I forgot Petersen is also an RFA. He's definitely staying over campbell. But I also wouldnt be surprised if kings shop quick.

The Kings are definitely shopping Quick. There's just not a market for him right now due to his sub-par performance this season. They won't pay to get rid of him, but they'll certainly be willing to move him if someone offers up a package.

More likely, Campbell gets traded this season and Quick gets taken by Seattle in the expansion draft.

If I was Columbus, I would 100% be making calls on Quick and Campbell. Without a real goaltender at this point, spending 5.8 Mil on Quick while he's affordable is totally worth the risk. They could still may above market price with a couple decent picks and a young player. I'm sure they rather see if Quick can improve his stock, but losing him to Seattle would be way worse.

If anyone offers up anything of value at this point, I'll be surprised. The Kings shouldn't give Quick away, but I don't think anyone will give up anything significant for him at this point.