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Originally Posted by P Rob
why didnt the wings offer cocklin a contracT? he was decent.
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Originally Posted by Fishtacos
Probably because they figured Jimmy was good enough. If They gave Ty a contract, and Jimmy ended up becoming their starting goalie, they'd be paying Ty starting goalie money to be a reserve.
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Howard is out of AHL options, he has to be up in the NHL this year. Conklin would muddle the situation and add unneeded salary.
As there is already a logjam in net with Ozzie/Howard and Larsson/McCollum/Pearce, adding another goalie wouldn't help.
Thankfully, just in time, the Toledo Walleye (formerly Storm, as some might recall) are starting this year as the ECHL (or AA for baseballers) affiliate.
Howard is probably not good enough. He has been inconsistent in his opportunities in the NHL. He needs to translate some of his AHL game up.
Ozzie will probably play more games this year, in the 55-65 range.