bort

I don't know how much he makes, but maybe the Oil should consider picking
him up. If (and when) they try to trade away Salo, having Johnson and
Conklin might set us up nicely for a few year.

Thoughts?
bort

dawg

He makes like 4 million the losers paid him like he was the goalie of the
future...
i think i remember $ million /yr Way to much for this guy... Salo is still
a good deal in this league.. price wise

barton oleksy

Yeah, I saw that, too. If Salo keeps up his play, either the Oilers
won't want to give him up (to keep the playoff hopes alive) or his value
will go up enough to make it worthwhile trading him.

I don't see the Oilers picking up Johnson UNTIL they trade Salo, though,
so they don't have both salaries on the books at the same time. I don't
know if Conklin would clear waivers or not, but he's on a one-way
contract so he gets paid the same whether he plays in the NHL or in the
AHL anyway.

It would be an "OK" deal if the Oilers can get some value for Salo,
although I'm curious to see what Johnson's contract is like (salary this
year, next year, how many years left, etc.) as it might be hard to
unload him later if he doesn't do that well. Don't want to get stuck
with a big long contract, esp. if there's no hockey next year.

Bart

bort

Hmm... according to nhlpa.com, he's only making $1.1 million this year:

http://www.nhlpa.com/Content/THE_PLAYERS/player_bio1.asp?ID=2690

bort

barton oleksy

Not bad - too bad the NHLPA site doesn't tell you the rest of the
contract details (how much for next year & how many years). Conklin's
at $860K.

The problem still stands, though, of what to do with Salo & his contract
and how to manage 3 goalies until Salo gets dealt.

Still, that's less than I thought Johnson would be making, so I'd be OK
with that if Salo could get moved in the meantime. Bart