Quoting: JSEB93
Right lol - staring at screens all day starts to mess with my vision haha.
Oh I totally agree. But the results and contract you bring up is why I don't really think they should be looking at Gibson - if his value is this low then why would the Pens want him ya know? I think you're correct that suitors may not want to give up a lot until they see results, but I think if ANA doesn't get a lot in return they'll just keep him. To me, from ANA's perspective - they look and think since he's signed for 4 more years they would rather hold him and hope he has a good season soon and then trade him for good value as opposed to giving him away super cheap now. If he was a UFA after this upcoming season, then I would agree they might just take what they can get.
But this is all just speculation form a guy in a cubicle lol
Hahaha. The last part, amen to that! It’s fun to dream at least lol.
What could probably be done is swap the 2024 first that I was sending out in the Ruuta trade with the 2nd in this trade, so it gives Anaheim a first round pick next year. Unfortunately for them, it sounds like Gibson wants out, and you top that with the less than desirable goalie trade market, it’s a recipe to take what’s given to you.
From the Pens point of view, they are one of a few teams that need a goalie and have ample cap room to take on Gibson’s cap hit. With that being said, this is a boom or bust move for them. (If it doesn’t work out, it would definitely close their cup window due to cap constraints to do anything further).
To your point, I’m not sure it is worth the risk though, but they need to swing for the fence somewhere similar to what they did with Kessel before going back to back, and I thought this might be a good option with Gibson being a hometown kid and then having the need for a goalie.
Their other options would be trade for Helle, which is going to take a huge haul, but he’s the safe bet. I didn’t really look too much in the FA market, but possibly Varlamov and a 1b would be the better approach. (Heck, it could be Jarry and Varlamov lol)