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Unfortunately my main man Calley-P ended up in the wrong category ....



GOOD VALUE SIGNINGS:

030 games | 0.928 SV% | 2.01 GAA | $3,000,000 x 2 year deal | 25 years old | Alex Nedeljkovic
038 games | 0.929 SV% | 2.09 GAA | $3,500,000 x 3 year deal | 26 years old | Chris Driedger
050 games | 0.928 SV% | 2.30 GAA | $1,600,000 x 2 year deal | 27 years old | Jack Campbell
275 games | 0.912 SV% | 2.59 GAA | $3,800,000 x 3 year deal | 28 years old | Pete Mrazek
155 games | 0.920 SV% | 2.50 GAA | $5,000,000 x 4 year deal | 26 years old | Juuse Saros
050 games | 0.910 SV% | 2.79 GAA | $2,200,000 x 2 year deal | 25 years old | Aidan Hill


POOR VALUE SIGNINGS:

214 games | 0.920 SV% | 2.34 GAA | $5,900,000 x 6 year deal | 28 years old | Philip Grubauer
045 games | 0.908 SV% | 2.61 GAA | $2,000,000 x 1 year deal | 24 years old | Ilya Samsonov
117 games | 0.912 SV% | 2.78 GAA | $5,000,000 x 4 year deal | 27 years old | Linus Ullmark
082 games | 0.908 SV% | 2.83 GAA | $2,300,000 x 2 year deal | 27 years old | Laur Brossoit
022 games | 0.918 SV% | 2.17 GAA | $4,000,000 x 3 year deal | 26 years old | Ilya Sorokin
101 games | 0.905 SV% | 2.88 GAA | $3,900,000 x 3 year deal | 23 years old | Carter Hart


DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS:

061 games | 0.908 SV% | 2.94 GAA | $5,000,000 x 5 year deal | 25 years old | Thatcher Demko
054 games | 0.916 SV% | 2.79 GAA | $5,000,000 x 3 year deal | 26 years old | Calvin Petersen
098 games | 0.916 SV% | 2.42 GAA | $6,000,000 x 6 year deal | 27 years old | Jordy Binington
047 games | 0.921 SV% | 2.59 GAA | $5,700,000 x 4 year deal | 25 years old | Igor Shesterkin
061 games | 0.920 SV% | 2.54 GAA | $5,400,000 x 5 year deal | 27 years old | Elvis Merzlikins



**Career stats are from the signing date


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People had no problem throwing 9 million a year to Kaprizov but complain that Petersen's being unproven at the NHL level?

Did you have to literally half of the people in this thread to say that?

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Unfortunately my main man Calley-P ended up in the wrong category ....



GOOD VALUE SIGNINGS:

030 games | 0.928 SV% | 2.01 GAA | $3,000,000 x 2 year deal | 25 years old | Alex Nedeljkovic
038 games | 0.929 SV% | 2.09 GAA | $3,500,000 x 3 year deal | 26 years old | Chris Driedger
050 games | 0.928 SV% | 2.30 GAA | $1,600,000 x 2 year deal | 27 years old | Jack Campbell
275 games | 0.912 SV% | 2.59 GAA | $3,800,000 x 3 year deal | 28 years old | Pete Mrazek
155 games | 0.920 SV% | 2.50 GAA | $5,000,000 x 4 year deal | 26 years old | Juuse Saros
050 games | 0.910 SV% | 2.79 GAA | $2,200,000 x 2 year deal | 25 years old | Aidan Hill


POOR VALUE SIGNINGS:

214 games | 0.920 SV% | 2.34 GAA | $5,900,000 x 6 year deal | 28 years old | Philip Grubauer
045 games | 0.908 SV% | 2.61 GAA | $2,000,000 x 1 year deal | 24 years old | Ilya Samsonov
117 games | 0.912 SV% | 2.78 GAA | $5,000,000 x 4 year deal | 27 years old | Linus Ullmark
082 games | 0.908 SV% | 2.83 GAA | $2,300,000 x 2 year deal | 27 years old | Laur Brossoit
022 games | 0.918 SV% | 2.17 GAA | $4,000,000 x 3 year deal | 26 years old | Ilya Sorokin
101 games | 0.905 SV% | 2.88 GAA | $3,900,000 x 3 year deal | 23 years old | Carter Hart


DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS:

061 games | 0.908 SV% | 2.94 GAA | $5,000,000 x 5 year deal | 25 years old | Thatcher Demko
054 games | 0.916 SV% | 2.79 GAA | $5,000,000 x 3 year deal | 26 years old | Calvin Petersen
098 games | 0.916 SV% | 2.42 GAA | $6,000,000 x 6 year deal | 27 years old | Jordy Binington
047 games | 0.921 SV% | 2.59 GAA | $5,700,000 x 4 year deal | 25 years old | Igor Shesterkin
061 games | 0.920 SV% | 2.54 GAA | $5,400,000 x 5 year deal | 27 years old | Elvis Merzlikins



**Career stats are from the signing date


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I don't understand why Saaros, Grubauer, and Merzilkins are in three different categories when they're all 0.920 sv% on the dot and signed for 5 mil, 5 mil, and 5.9 mil

Saaros signed for $900,000 less than Grubauer, for 2 years less than Grubauer, and is 2 years younger than Grubauer.

So Saaros expires around 30 while Grubauer expires around 34. It's not bad but it's enough to differentiate the two.

Merzlikins has played 61 NHL games. That's a lot of money and term for a very small sample size.

His whole group is comparable. They all look promising, but somehow got long and expensive contracts with short resumes.

Small sample sizes for goalies are a lot more problematic than small sample sizes for players.

Extreme Example:

- A minor league goalie could play one game and look like Dominik Hasek.
- A minor league player is not physically capable of looking like McDavid.

Players skill-levels are more clearly visible and repeatable than goalie skills.

They same thing applies to tennis and golf:

- I could beat Tiger Woods in one round of golf if I played my best (68) and he played is absolute worst.
- I would get destroyed by Roger Federer 1,000 times in row (regardless of how good or bad we played).

Different skill sets = Different performance variance.

I agree with everything you said except about bearing Tiger when you play the round of your life and he plays terrible. Tiger, at least in his prime, had a competitive edge to the point where he would intimidate you and grind out a W. Remember the 2008 US Open against Rocco? But, I see your point as it relates to hockey.

Saaros would likely argue he's happy his contract is shorter than grubauer as it means he gets anothrr contract in his 20s

He turned 26 in April so he'll be 30 when he becomes a UFA.

26 seems to be the exact age when contract negotiations shift.

Under 26 = Teams want more term (and have to pay more for it).
Over 26 = Players want more term (and have to sacrifice for it).
Age 26 = Debatable

I doubt he would have rejected another 4 years (30-34) at $5,000,000.

But you might be right too.