14m in dead cap
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Considering Pateryn hasn't played a game yet this season due to injury, no, he isn't an upgrade unless you're looking to dump salary.
Dubnyk is out for an indefinite period of time due to his wife having a medical condition and even if he wasn't, Stalock was playing better. They're not trading him. Kahkonen has played all of 3 NHL games, I know in ACGM-land that's enough to throw a $10m/8 year contract at him as a future Vezina winner, but in reality he's still a prospect that should spend more time in Iowa and lead that team on a deep playoff run. The Wild rushed Kuemper's development and he regressed quite a bit to the point he needed a change of scenery to get his career back on track. They'd be smart to not make the same mistake with Kahkonen when they have 2 goalies signed for another couple seasons before they need to do anything.