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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 30, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.
Thread: 1 trade
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 23, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.
Thread: minor tweaks
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Thread: minor tweaks
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2020 at 2:33 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DoubleADoubleK</b></div><div>Trading Georgiev makes zero sense</div></div>

I see this a lot, and I used to agree, but the more time I have spent thinking about it:

If you think Georgiev can be a top 30 goalie in this league, then you trade him.

Lets say you re sign him for 2 years, AND lets assume that he gets 20-30 games in the '21 season, and another 15-25 in the '22 season prior to the TDL. (The biggest assumption there is that somehow someway Hank is not playing at all in '21).

Now, at that point in time you are trading him. Period. There is 0 reason to keep him. 1) He wil want to be a starter on another team. 2) His value will have gone up slightly. 3) If you re-sign him, he will demand to be paid, but at the end of the '21 season, Shesty should have been locked up long term for 4-5m/8. Then you are paying too much for a 2nd goaile that will play 25ish games.

So the biggest things to consider now become: 1) How much will his value have gone up after those 40-50 games, and 2) If you traded him as proposed right now, do you feel comfortable with a UFA backup goaltender for '22, or do you feel comfortable with a callup like Wall or Huska, or do you not feel comfortable with either?

Unless the answer to question 1) is that his value has gone up to warrant a mid-late 1st rd pick, then it isn't worth hanging on to him.

Of course that is my opinion, but I have spent a lot of time going back and forth on the issue and have settled on this perspective for now.