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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2023 at 10:28 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.
Thread: Likely Devils Roster as of July 13
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>If Nemec makes the team we'd send Smith down, and there are reports that they want Schmid in the AHL.</div></div>

I doubt we would waive Smith regardless. He would have no cap hit in the minors, but the staff like him and by all reports he’s a good locker room presence. I don’t think we’d have any issue with carrying 8 defensemen.

I agree that the team wants Schmid playing every game in the AHL for the sake of maximizing his playing time, but this roster was not attempting to prognosticate about potential goaltending adds (which, for Schmid not to be the backup, we need to add a goaltender). I definitely think Fitzgerald is looking at Hellebucyk (which is also probably why Bahl remains unsigned, as we’d need to save cap elsewhere on the roster), but if that falls through it’s possible we sign someone like Keith Kinkaid or trade for a depth goalie to sit behind Vanecek most nights.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.
Thread: Cup champs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ritzy</b></div><div>That's why, to me, it doesn't make any sense. You have a starting goaltender in VV, and a young up-and-comer that just showed you (small sample size, but it was in the playoffs) he can handle some minutes. Why not make use of VV and his 3.4M over the next couple of years and give Schmid more and more starts as time goes on. Is he not the long term solution to be NJD's starter?</div></div>
Well, in this hypothetical we're acquiring Hart (or Hellebucyk) to be the #1, presumably relegating Vanecek to backup and depriving Schmid from the opportunity of getting those starts at the NHL. In the AHL, Schmid would be the everyday starter (and Brennan the everyday starter in the ECHL). That would be the way to optimize everyone's number of games played.

If we don't acquire anyone (and I doubt we are going to), then I'd want Schmid at the NHL level getting at least half of our games.

As to whether Schmid is the long-term solution... I have no idea? Goalies are nearly impossible to prognosticate.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsNov. 24, 2022 at 11:17 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 21, 2022 at 1:02 a.m.