Quoting: GuyGuyGuy
Elvis is too much of a bad contract for us to take him. By the time his contract runs out, Fowler should already be the starter and Monty the backup
I agree with the bad contract. It is, but it could pay off. High risk high reward. He's younger than Allen by three years, only $1.6M more than him for 4 seasons. With a higher possibility of a rebound and trade with retention it's a gamble, but could really work out. Him changing vet perspective and helping Monty as a starter could also work. Again, it's only speculation.
I'm sure Fowler also said he'd rather cook in College for 3 years, and that would put him into the AHL for only a year if Merzy is still here. Only thing I see is Dobes not getting time. I've been rooting for the kid since he was drafted, and love his aggressive style. But hey, creating more competition around the goalies could work out too.
In the end, I agree with everything but the Fowler being the starter by 2027. In my eyes, it'll just be as Elvis's contract runs out.
2023-24-Freshman year at BC-Turns 19
2024-25-Sophomore year BC-Turns 20
2025-26-Final year BC/comes into AHL playoffs-Turns 21
2026-27-AHL battles with Dobes->gets NHL time-Turns 22
2027-28-Hes NHL full time at 23 years old
So that's NHL at 23. Pretty wishful thinking that he's a starter by then. But yeah it's a logjam at that point.