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Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 3:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 11:58 a.m.
Thread: Celebrini
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Because Saros is 1 year away from UFA and dedicating 8 mill x 8 years and significant trade protections until he’s 37 means what the **** do you do with Askarov</div></div>

Trotz has said numerous times in different press conferences around the topic "Why can't we have both Saros and Askarov?" His intention seems to be to run both of them in a 1A 1B situation, similar to how BOS is operating now and how Saros and Rinne operated toward the end of Rinne's career. NSH is not unfamiliar with how to handle this kind of situation.

Regardless of Saros's contract situation, Trotz isn't going to budge on his asking price for Saros. Again, goalies who are regularly in the conversation for the Vezina and are considered top 5 in the league don't come cheap.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 9:58 p.m.
Thread: Celebrini
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>“A single 1st”?

(It’s been 30 years since a goalie has returned multiple 1sts in a single trade…and that guy had term).

Mercer is a non-starter for a rental. Casey, maybe, but probably not with a 1st attached.</div></div>

Trotz has been VERY vocal on what he would expect as a return for Saros. Goalies who are consistently top 5 in the league don't grow on trees. Saros would be the best goalie on the market by a large margin, should they move him.

Trotz has already said if he doesn't get a premium package for him then he will just resign Saros instead, and his idea of "premium" was last year when LAK asked for him and he said the equivalent of 3-4 1st's/ Blue-chip prospects. That has likely come down, but it is still the equivalent of 2-3 of those. If term is really all you are concerned about, that could be negotiated as part of the deal.

The comp we always see is Schneider, regardless of how many people would do it, and that would be the minimum Trotz would potentially accept for Saros. If you aren't willing to put in an offer that would pull other top goalies away from their teams (e.g. Ottenger from DAL) then what makes you think NSH would be willing to seperate from Saros that easily?
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14 at 2:06 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 8 at 9:16 p.m.
Thread: Devils
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NJDevils1317</b></div><div>Can't extend Saros until after 2024 draft, so that 1st won't go in a deal</div></div>

NSH won't accept that package if the 1st isn't involved. Holtz is good, but NSH already has several strong RW prospects, so Holtz isn't as big of a piece for NSH as he may be for other teams. Trotz has already said he wants to resign Saros unless the deal for Saros is too good to turn down. What that looks like is either that 1st round pick comes to NSH or you have to consider Mercer instead of Holtz. NSH needs a young top 6 center who can play in their system and Mercer is exactly the type of player they would want. NSH would just resign Saros if the 1st or Mercer isn't involved.

I know it isn't what anyone wants to accept, but that is the reality for teams looking at Saros.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 7 at 7:31 p.m.
Thread: Turnaround
I would say SEA considers this, but likely declines. A lot of this hinges on SEA then locking down their goalie situation and there are one of two options, either find a goalie in free agency, which looks a bit bleak or by looking to SEA's next best goalie prospect, Vyazovoy, who is currently in the VHL/KHL and seeing how quickly SEA could get him to NA. Schmid honestly doesn't add much to this deal, and SEA doesn't want to lock in the tandem of Grub and Schmid for next year, as that is basically two back-ups unless Grub gets his act together.

Clarke and the picks are more what I'd be interested in, but this puts SEA in the market for a goalie and the current crop of goalies doesn't look particularly great. If SEA can secure someone who can be a starter in free agency, then I'd say sure, but I just don't think it's likely.