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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 22, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.
Thread: MTL AND EDM COULD WORK ON A BLOCKBUSTER PER DREGER
I think the reason why Monty <em>could</em> fetch a 1st as a return from EDM <strong>only</strong> is his serviceable numbers and his low cap hit. In a vacuum, he isn't worth more than a 3rd, but in the perfect storm that is EDM, he could go for a 1st.

That being said, if EDM is paying to move out an expensive contract (Ceci), they would not be interested in paying premium for a questionable upgrade in goal; it will be one or the other. If they're paying for Ceci to move and getting that cap relief, they have more options for a goalie and could get a better one on a more expensive contract (Samsonov?) for around what it would cost for Monty.

With the way EDM defense has been though, I don't see them moving on from Ceci. They'd likely trade for Monty alone and it may just end up being a 1st. Depends how desperate Holland gets and how the contract negotiations go.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 22, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.
Thread: MTL AND EDM COULD WORK ON A BLOCKBUSTER PER DREGER
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>future_gm</b></div><div>Certainly not.</div></div>

Man the comps are there. Rittich, Korpi, Desmith, Adin hill. You could probably sell someone up to a 2nd with great negotiating skills, but the list of successful goalies who weren't good at either the KHL/AHL/NHL level until they were 26 isn't long. Best example is probably Rittich, who again didn't pan out into anything after 2 solid years in Calgary at age 26/27.

Robin Lehner at 1.1 million dollars, 28 years old, who had a 3rd place vezina finish the year before, was in the middle of a 6th place vezina campaign, and had a 7 year quality track record with 0 injury history at the time got a 2nd and a 5th

Kovy is a solid 3rd pairing dman who can handle sheltered 3rd pairing minutes. Teams are going to want that depth/injury insurance as either a 6/7D. But he doesn't have upside and he doesn't have a track record with bigger minutes, he's not going for that much.