Edited Jul. 28, 2020 at 1:22 p.m.
Quoting: dca919
Oh did I mention a flat cap where multiple teams were looking to shed salaries.....which makes a difference in leverage too. Guess I just assume people will calculate that into it--unlike your example.
Multiple people have said goalie market is flooded you're not going to get a decent return--but you won't give it up....okay fine.
Detroit passes and moves on.
Allen would be in a time share as the number 1B guy (or the backup) or did you not see any Wings games last year from Dec onward? Hint it was Jimmy Howard's performance doomed Detroit to the worst record in the NHL. Allen isn't the goalie he once was considered only a few years ago.
Jonathan Bernier
Stats: 46 games, 15-22-3 record, 2.95 GAA, .907 SVS, 1 shutout
Outlook: You can make a strong case for Bernier being the Wings’ MVP this season. He wasn’t overly great in October and November, bringing back visions of last season. But from December on, Bernier has given a Wings’ a chance to win every night he’s been in net. With one more year left on his contract (at $3 million), Bernier could become a trade chip at next season’s deadline
1- No, you didn't mention it. Scroll up and see for yourself. But now that it has come up, erm, the cap stayed flat from 15-16 to 16-17. So my example does match up perfectly in this regard. You should probably know these sorts of things before gong off on such a tangent.
2- Funny how, despite all this blather, you somehow managed to totally avoid acknowledging my nearly perfect example. But since you've brought it up again (sigh), I'll keep it simple for you. 2 - 1 = 1. No matter how many times you try to pretend it doesn't. A goalie leaving a team opens a job, regardless of who fills it and how and where they come from. That's an exceedingly simple equation.
3- Yeah, I know. I've already said exactly that twice above. I'll say it a third time if that helps: Detroit is not paying a 2nd for Allen.
4- While it's hilarious how you pretend the Wings' failings were all due to Howard, I'll just move past that to laugh at your "Allen isn't the goalie he once was considered only a few years ago" remark. You're right, he's clearly better than he was a few years ago, even at his previous best. He's fixed his mechanics and moves around the crease so much more efficiently now. He's also regained his confidence. It's like looking at a whole new goalie (which you clearly haven't done in the last 18 months).
5- Wings MVP lol. Even if he was their best player (he definitely wasn't), that is certainly not a high bridge to cross. Giving the Wings a chance to win every night... magic. The guy's save pct. was well below league average, as was is his GSAxA. He had some good days down the stretch, to be sure, but let's not go crazy. His quality starts were almost always against MTL, OTT, CHI, BUFF, SJ. but somehow he's a trade chip, even in what you claim will be a heavily constricted trade market for goalies.