Friedman on goaltender trades: Wild, Enroth, Ward, Canucks, Lack, Markstrom

Elliotte Friedman was on Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 on Monday morning.

On the Minnesota Wild:

“When I spoke to Chuck Fletcher, he made it very clear that one of his biggest issues was that he hadn’t yet found anybody that he thought was a marked improvement on what they already had.

“Now, he denied talking about Enroth with me.

“I know the name Cam Ward has been out there a lot, but I did kind of hear on the weekend that I’m not sure Minnesota wants to do that. That’s a big salary commitment for next year. I think there’s a lot of different opinion on how Cam Ward has done this year. I think there’s been a real improvement in him, but people still wonder is he really kind of back at the elite level that people have kind of expected out of him.

“So the other team to watch about all this is Vancouver. Eddie Lack is a year away from unrestricted free agency, and they’ve got Markstrom in the minors too. But I don’t know if you’re the Canucks, if you’re going to help Minnesota when you’re battling with them for a playoff position.

“I think the biggest question right now is, is there a goaltender out there now available, who the Minnesota Wild look at and say, ‘That guy is much better than what we’ve got, to the point where we’re willing to give up a sizeable asset for him.’

“To this point, I don’t think Chuck Fletcher has found that guy yet.”

Source: Sportsnet 960/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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