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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24, 2022 at 1:19 p.m.
Thread: Which Goalie is gonna Work
I know there's a lot of talk about Varlamov not wanting to waive for a trip to Edmonton, but I also think you might be able to convince him to go by playing to his ego a little bit. He's clearly the #2 on the Island now, no more 1A/1B with Sorokin. If you feel like Sorokin is ready to move on from his security blanket (remember, part of the reason to let Lehner walk & sign Varlamov was the Russian connection with Sorokin), you can try to convince Varly that he'll be a starter on a playoff contender and then get the chance to be a goalie mentor to Skinner next year, something that might enhance his late career value when he goes UFA after 2022-23.

Isles can take back Mike Smith if the pick/prospect part of the deal is sweet enough, and just plug him in as Sorokin's backup next year instead of signing a UFA guy this summer. Like you said, lots of moving parts, but I'd say it's not completely out of the realm of possibility.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24, 2022 at 11:40 a.m.
Thread: Which Goalie is gonna Work
Being realistic let’s narrow the list by
1- remove anyone with clauses that has only played in the states history unfortunately strongly suggests those are in place to prevent a move to Canadian city.
2- remove anyone with term because let’s face it smith is here till his deal expires and skinner must be on the team next year.
3- remove anyone that is unlikely to be moved because playing a big role for playoff team looking at husso there.
When go threw this process think it becomes clear the pool is much shallower than most suggest when saying oilers need to do something in net. There isn’t any clear “upgrade” I’d say smith and skinner provides the most realistic and best tandem down the stretch if kosk gets moved to facilitate a trade to bolster the d or depth scoring.