I don't know...I think Varly is the right add, I'm just kind of torn on whether the Isles can get a better return than a 2nd or not. Maybe add a mid-tier prospect?

At the same time, as much as we've all talked about Varly being moved, I could see Lou holding onto him and continuing the tandem.

MAF was 1 year older than him, 1 month after winning the vezina and he got nothing in a trade return. The idea that varmalov and his age and salary (and value of his play) getting more than this is preposterous

Traded from Chicago Blackhawks to Minnesota Wild for conditional round 1 pick in the 2022 draft

I Kind of wonder if the devils go buy a vet to try and kick start there rebuild, that Blackwood might be a interesting add. Or if fleury goes to Montreal and there vet comes. Probably quite a musical chairs outing for vets and starting goalies. Varlamov pretty much covers what is needed for a young tender or two to get ready. How much does Florida pay for bob to come to Buffalo, that could lead to chaos though.

Like the Lyubushkin signing

1 month after winning the Vezina, Vegas quickly shed 100% of MAF's salary. Why? Because they needed to. 7 or 8 months later, after posting worse numbers than Varly this year, he was traded for a conditional 1st, so that he could share the crease with Talbot.

It's like you're trying to make this seem like I asked for Owen f*ckin' Power or that Varlamov's contract absolutely handcuffs the Isles and that they absolutely need to dump it I said "mid-tier". I mean, Adin Hill went for a 2nd and a mid-tiered goalie prospect last year, after 49 games of up and down NHL experience.

First - MAF is 37, Varlamov is 33. They're both older goalies but Varly isn't only a year younger than Fleury.

Second, the Blackhawks got Fleury for a song because everyone in the league knew Vegas was hard up against the cap and NEEDED to move someone with a big AAV. It's a terrible comp for a trade because the Islanders are not in that situation at this point. A better comp might be what Fleury got at the deadline from Minnesota - a conditional 2nd that can upgrade to a 1st.

It's also worth noting how MAF was playing at the time he was traded for that return: .908 SV%, 2.95 GAA, and a -0.1 GSAA.

Varlamov to this point has a .915 SV%, 2.82 GAA, and 6.3 GSAA.

So you have 2 veteran goalies - both are starting-caliber, have extensive playoff experience, and one is both younger and putting up better numbers than the older guy. Why wouldn't you think that younger goalie would be worth at least as much as the older guy in a trade?