So baffling. We need to make another trade now to open up cap to fill the roster. Halak isn't signing for a million.

Somehow Philly is supposed to make the playoffs though.

Prior to this, I don't think they're as far off as it seemed. They got the worse goaltending in NHL history and still finished in the top 20 of the league. Had they got league average goaltending last year they were probably a playoff team. Assuming Hart bounces back to what he was in his first two years, they'll be good enough in net. And Ellis was good addition at a cheap cost. This trade makes no sense though. I still think they can be a playoff team, it's just that I think they're only that. They're a bubble team, not a true contender. That's the issue.