I assume this is a Rockford move. It's not like we have anything there in terms of decent goaltending anyway, so this would help.. and its not a bad move....</p>
I agree with Jako. The kid should get 60 games in Rockford.</p></blockquote>
I agree, and it would be best for his development. Leighton may not be stellar, but he only needs to be a backup.
Emery had the same rap when he went to the KHL....washed up, can't recover from his hip problem, team cancer, washed up ect.... He worked out well. Just sayin.</p>
1) Gives Raanta some real competition in traning camp. He can still be sent up and down from Rockford at will and if Leighton looks good and Raanta mails it in his backup position won't be guarenteed.</p>
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2) Gives some depth below Raanta in case Raanta or Crawford gets injured. </p>
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The real question is what's the cap status of this deal--I would assuming it's somewhere around 750K</p>