I wonder if his struggles down the stretch might make him a bit easier to sign in the summer since he's clearly not a starter.
i think as much as possible we should aim for a demko clone as a backup so the team can play the same style no matter who is in net. obviously the backup won’t be nearly as good, but he should at least have a similar blocking profile so you’re not having to scramble away from your defensive system to limit a totally different kind of shot he’s vulnerable to (in desmith’s case, shooting high).
Lindholm looks like quite a capable third-line centre, but his offense is basically zero. I'd want nothing to do with him on what he'll likely make in UFA.
agreed 100 that we should not re-sign him unless he’s willing to play for a klingberg deal from the year he lost at musical chairs, but i also live in a fantasy world where lindholm becomes the lars eller-type tertiary scoring threat
and pod becomes the late in the year callup that goes off in the playoffs, à la guentzel or rookie toffoli
i still feel like the real issue with the 2011 team, as stacked as it was, is no mid- or bottom-of-roster player got hot and had one of those unforeseen playing out of his freaking mind runs.
would be great also to have a random depth player unexpectedly kicking ass as a winger on one of the top two lines, like byfuglien in 2010 or he who shall not be named on the 2011 bruins. now that suter’s back on the scoresheet…