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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 20 at 5:41 p.m.
Thread: Preparing For The Draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>edeangel84</b></div><div>That’s because Talbot had an unusually good year by his standards but Copely is no where to be seen now. Rittich is a good backup and Portillo has no experience. You can work him in gradually but to throw him in 30 plus games in a tandem would be silly. I wouldn’t want the Pens to give Joel Blomqvist 30 games next year. I’d be happy with 10-15.</div></div>

The Kings play a system that allows average goaltenders to excel. They don't need to invest heavily in goaltending. Portillo was excellent in the AHL this season and will be a more than capable backup. They'll use him for ~25 games next season, ~41 games the following season, and then (assuming he does well), he'll take over the starting job. In the meantime they'll continue to bring on inexpensive "average" goaltenders on one-year deals.

Copley suffered a season-ending injury back in December. That's why he's nowhere to be seen.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 19 at 5:49 p.m.
Thread: Youth Movement
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tryger</b></div><div>I think we were gifted Byfield somewhat slumping to the end of the season in regards to his contract, but Gavrikov's game has made me incredibly worried about moving forward without Roy. If Roy walks we will need to get not only a shutdown defenseman, but better defensive forwards to offset his loss.

If Arvidsson returns under such a contract, I am totally ok with most of the Kings forward group, and Arvy does seem happy here, but he is also 31. Trying to be an unbiased fan, he should be chasing his 3-4 year most guaranteed money contract with his injury history. But if he gifts us that type of contract, I would be over the moon.</div></div>

After missing all but a handful of games this season, why would a team be willing give Arvidsson a 3-4 year contract at the AAV he wants?

He would be better served signing the one-year deal as a "show me" deal, collecting $4M+ in games played bonuses, then extending the following summer to a 2-3 year deal having proven that he's healthy enough to play that long.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 18 at 5:34 p.m.
Thread: Gibsons Value
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jfkst1</b></div><div>You're selectively ignoring the fact that Gibson isn't outplaying other ANA goalies in the same period with a massive sample. So no NHL front office is stupid enough to think half a decade of play isn't indicative of what the player is. And what Gibson is showing to be is an overpaid average at best soon to be 31 year old goalie. No organization is giving anything more than a liability back to Verbeek. Hence why Gibson will be staying in Anaheim to "lead" Anaheim to another bottom five season like he has done for years now.</div></div>

I'm not ignoring that. I've addressed that.

Dostal is a quality goaltender. Just like Gibson, he'd be a highly desirable asset if he were made available. His numbers are not substantially better than Gibson's.

Cal Petersen put up better numbers than Jonathan Quick when they played in a tandem. Does that make Petersen a better goaltender than Quick?

A goaltender's play behind a poor team is not indicative of how well they'd play behind a good team. An average goaltender than plays average behind a bad team won't become a quality goaltender behind a good team. A good goaltender can play poorly behind a terrible team and still be a good goaltender behind a good team.