GSBrooks13 204 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 http://www.truehockey.com/articles/Detroit-Interested-in-Ty-Conklin Seems reasonable, Conks was pretty good when he was here but has had a bit of a rough season.. I can think of a couple other goalies I would rather see here but I wouldn't complain if we got him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 Approve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wingzman91 134 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 They would have to move a player to make room. That said, if they moved Osgood, I approve also. Rather keep Osgood, let him retire and replace him next year. 1 Majsheppard reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 They would have to move a player to make room. That said, if they moved Osgood, I approve also. Rather keep Osgood, let him retire and replace him next year. Are we sure we'd have to get rid of someone? That was never talked about when Nabakov was going to join the team. If we could roll with three goalies with Nabakov we could do it with Conklin. Honestly, Osgood is not the one I'm worried about. As long as his injury doesn't hamper him he should be able to take over starting duties from Howard, who in my mind has played himself out of it except for the fact that we don't have a real starter to replace him with. I'm not sure Conklin would solve that, either, but at least it'd give the team another weapon to use to keep opponents off balance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luvmnger 125 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 joey mac & pick..... or picks... or miller and pick.... i approve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 I loved Conks when he was here. Conklin was as solid as a rock for us, I was very confident when he was in net and very disappointed when we let him go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Booster313 138 Report post Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) Giguere, Jean-Sebastien $6,000,000 2011 (UFA) CAP HIT too large Vokoun, Tomas » G $5,700,000 2011 (UFA) CAP HIT too large Bryzgalov, Ilya » $4,250,000 2011 (UFA) Phoenix won't let him go, or I'd say make it work. Leclaire, Pascal » $3,800,000 2011 (UFA) Not playing well and CAP HIT too large Roloson, Dwayne » $2,500,000 2011 (UFA) TBL won't let him go. Smith, Mike » G $2,200,000 2011 (UFA) We could have had him if we were interested Niemi, Antti » G $2,000,000 2011 (UFA) No interest Anderson, Craig » $1,812,500 2011 (UFA) Colorado won't let him go Hedberg, Johan » $1,500,000 2011 (UFA) NJD probably won't let him go otherwise an option Turco, Marty » G $1,300,000 2011 (UFA) No interest and Hawks won't let him go. Conklin, Ty » G $1,300,000 2011 (UFA) Most Viable option Budaj, Peter » G $1,250,000 2011 (UFA) Colorado won't let him go Garon, Mathieu » $1,200,000 2011 (UFA) He's an option in Columbus will trade Harding, Josh » G $1,200,000 2011 (UFA) Minnesota won't let him go Theodore, Jose » $1,100,000 2011 (UFA) Another viable option Auld, Alex » G $1,000,000 2011 (UFA) Another viable option Labarbera, Jason » $1,000,000 2011 (UFA) Another viable option Boucher, Brian » $925,000 2011 (UFA) Philly won't let him go. As you can see the goalie market is pretty thin in terms of a clearcut upgrade. Edited February 8, 2011 by Booster313 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jubilee 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2011 I'd like to see Conklin come back! And I agree that there is no reason to let someone go - Osgood hasn't reached retirement stage yet and Jimmy needs as much support as possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted February 17, 2011 Conklin, Ty » G $1,300,000 2011 (UFA) Most Viable option Theodore, Jose » $1,100,000 2011 (UFA) Another viable option Auld, Alex » G $1,000,000 2011 (UFA) Another viable option Labarbera, Jason » $1,000,000 2011 (UFA) Another viable option As you can see the goalie market is pretty thin in terms of a clearcut upgrade. I would take Alex Auld ninety percent of the time given the choice of these four. Then eight percent would be Jose Theodore, hoping he can somehow recapture his elite-level play at a bargain-basement price. Finally, two percent would be Conklin, who has proven two things at the NHL level. First, he is a solid backup goaltender. Second, he will only ever be a solid backup goaltender. And finally, no thank you to Jason Labarbera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robb himself 143 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Conklin is on waivers today...if Osgood doesnt think he will be ready, this might be the perfect time to pick up Conks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Are we sure we'd have to get rid of someone? Definitely, the wings have only ~500k in space and Conks makes 1.3 Nabs signed on minimum to make that number work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest blueadams Report post Posted May 16, 2011 http://www.truehockey.com/articles/Detroit-Interested-in-Ty-Conklin Seems reasonable, Conks was pretty good when he was here but has had a bit of a rough season.. I can think of a couple other goalies I would rather see here but I wouldn't complain if we got him. as long as he signs for around league minimum. i'd still prefer that we bring larsson back over at the same price though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgenco1992 1 Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Do the Islanders have any good young defensive talent that we could trade Hudler and Rafalski (and/or picks) for one of their talents and Nabakov? Dealing Rafalski and Hudler : a) Clears up A LOT of cap space b) Shows that Holland is "cleanin' out our closet" of guys who are overpriced, are lackluster players, and just want to ride the coattails of a fantastic team c) Gives us suitable cap room for guys like Eaves, Miller, (and depending on how risky you want to go) and Ericcson d) Also leaves plenty of cap space for another good defensemen or strong defensive forward to replace Draper (if he retires). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CupCrazy22 6 Report post Posted May 20, 2011 Do the Islanders have any good young defensive talent that we could trade Hudler and Rafalski (and/or picks) for one of their talents and Nabakov? Dealing Rafalski and Hudler : a) Clears up A LOT of cap space b) Shows that Holland is "cleanin' out our closet" of guys who are overpriced, are lackluster players, and just want to ride the coattails of a fantastic team c) Gives us suitable cap room for guys like Eaves, Miller, (and depending on how risky you want to go) and Ericcson d) Also leaves plenty of cap space for another good defensemen or strong defensive forward to replace Draper (if he retires). Good luck getting Rafalski to waive his trade clause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites