Do you ride him to the end of the season and hope you make the playoffs then lose him to free agency? Or do you trade him for a few more young guys and some more picks.
Florida has 2 very good young goalies in their system the best of them is Jacob Markstrom, the top goalie prospect in the NHL. He has not been overly impressive in the AHL but he is still considered the best out there.
Well it looks to me like Vokoun will be gone by Feb 28th but to whom. What teams do we know are having Goaltending problems, still in the playoff hunt and can afford to resign him (currently 5.7 mil .7 mil more than soon to be 2-time vezina trophy winner Tim Thomas)
Tampa Bay currently 2nd place in the eastern conference
Colorado currently 5th in the western conference and 16 mil under the cap
San Jose could use him but has only 1.7 mil in cap space but I am sure they could entice Florida with couture.
So why would a team want Vokoun since the year 2000 2.52 GAA and a SV% of .917 on not so good teams. He is averaging a SV% of .925 since 2009. Compare his numbers to the vezina trophy winner last year to give some idea of how good he is
Miller GAA 2.22 SV% .929
Vokoun GAA 2.55 SV% .925
Imagine what he could do with a good team in front of him.
Trade for him now before your friends find out. Keeper for next season.
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