I would tend to think Georgiev might be the real deal, not just based on his generally great performances against us, but also here and there catching highlights of his games. That said, I really wouldn't want to gamble Kapanen or Johnsson on that. It's too high a price to part with a top 6 forward for a goalie who will be a backup for at least the next 1.5 seasons and then who knows. I would definitely put together a collection of Bracco and some of the other guys, including Timashov, who I think frankly is a fucking great bottom six player and would only be giving up in the spirit of you have to give to get.
And yeah, the Rangers scout who finding these guys is like their Bergmann except for Russian goalies. That annoys me, plus the fact that they kept mentioning last night that Rittich or however you spell his name was an undrafted UFA signing too. Like, fuck, why are we stuck with shit like Sparks and Kaskisuo and Woll when other teams are finding these guys. Our goalie scouting has been absolutely putrid for years and years, with only Freddy turning out to be a good one.
As for him, I still think he's a good one. It feels like this board is so quick to absolve and defend our dmen every year, and equally swift in condemning our poor goalie. Just about every other goalie is on/hot and off/cold by the season, not by a month or two like Freddy. Dubnyk was a killer just five minutes ago and is now roadkill. There's so many examples. I think Freddy has been really good, and I trust him as much as anyone to take us on a long playoff run.