Friedman: ‘Pretty Interesting’ Goaltending Trade Market

Elliotte Friedman was on Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 on Friday morning.

On what the goaltending market looks like, aside from Ottawa’s netminders, for teams looking to improve on that position:

“The market is pretty interesting. I think the team everybody talks about is Anaheim. What is Bob Murray going to do? He’s got Andersen and he’s got Gibson. Is there any way, now that Andersen was the starter in the playoffs, is they any way a guy like Gibson is available. My indication from Bob Murray is he’s got those two guys signed for a great number for another year. He probably keeps them both and then makes a decision. But people are going to call him and they’re going to ask him. So that’s one.

“There’s Eddie Lack. Vancouver’s got an extra goalie. They’ve got to make a decision on Markstrom. They think he can play in the NHL. So maybe next year their team is Miller and Markstrom and Eddie Lack goes and plays somewhere else.

“In your city, I’m not convinced that either Ramo or Hiller is 100 percent coming back next year – that maybe Calgary has a new goalie in net. Does Hiller have any trade value after he had a decent run in the playoffs before the end.

“And you know what’s an interesting one now too is Winnipeg. I don’t know how much interest there is in Pavelec or a Hutchinson. But after watching HelleBuyck at the world championships, is that kid ready to play? And is Winnipeg going to be in a position where they say we can make a move now to add something to our team.

“So I think the goalie market – there’s a lot out there. I think that if you’re looking for a goalie this year, you’re going to have options in terms of guys to look at, especially if you think – if you like Kari Lehtonen, you can get him now for probably a lower price than in the past. So if you think he’s a guy that can solve your problems, you’re going to have a chance to get him for 30, 40 cents on the dollar if you really want to do it.”

Source: Sportsnet 960/ Transcript: Nichols

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