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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 10:59 a.m.
Thread: acquire a marginal centre and or D w cap space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DopeGM</b></div><div>If the 10th OA asset is just too valuable, which is fair, you just risk not getting a goalie before the next season starts. I like the gamble; ignore the 24 draft as a deadline, make your pick, and then start talking to the teams with goalies to trade.

It’s the kind of risk that puts the GM’s job at stake though, if a trade doesn’t come together, and you enter the season without a strong goaltending duo on paper, that’s the end of your job if you don’t ascend to the contender status that NJD has/should have.</div></div>

They still have a 2025 1st, I don't believe the focus should be on the 10th overall. I do think there are goalies that will cost less than a 1st like a Gustavsson from Minnesota who at least is younger. Minn could move on to make way for Wallstedt to get time behind Fleury. Markstrom is honestly one of the worst options out there due to age and contract.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 8:34 a.m.
Thread: acquire a marginal centre and or D w cap space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DopeGM</b></div><div>I’m pretty sure that the NJD GM agrees with you about there being other goalies out there. But I believe, when push comes to shove, the 24 first will be the asset moved by NJ. Could be a 25 first though.</div></div>

The problem with the 10th overall pick is, there is no goalie I deem worth that in a deal outside of Askarov, but I imagine NSH is moving on from Saros to move to Askarov. The issue with solid goalies like Ullmark and Saros are neither can be extended before the draft, so with no guarantees, I can't in good consciousness move that pick without a guarantee. Any talk of "well they can talk about a deal before" means nothing as there is no legal recourse to an agent pulling out of a verbal agreement.