Teams Interested in John Gibson Revealed After He Waived No Trade Clause For Edmonton Oilers
Star goaltender John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks will be available for trade this season, but according to new reports, there's very few teams interested in him.
Now, Gibson has been listed on Sportsnet's most recent top trade targets list. Earlier this season the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche may have been interested, but now only the Carolina Hurricanes appear to be a suitor for Gibson.
»But with Colorado trading for Mackenzie Blackwood and Stuart Skinner playing better in Edmonton lately, the goalie market has shrunk, which does no favours to Ducks GM Pat Verbeek»
With limited team willing to trade for Gibson and only a few that he's interested in playing for, if Gibson does get traded this season, it will be for very minimal assets.
In addition, any trade for Gibson and his $6.4M contract for the next three seasons would need to include significant salary retention.
Ducks star goalie John Gibson looking for trade, but Edmonton Oilers not interested
Despite the fact Gibson floated to the Oilers he'd be interested in joining them, his salary and shaky play in recent years makes it far too much of a risky move for a contender like Edmonton.
Already tight against the salary cap this year and for years to come, the Oilers have got great value from Stuart Skinner as their primary starting goalie at just $2.6M.
Even though he struggles at times, Skinner finds his way back to being mostly an average goaltender over his career. At $2.6M, that's incredible value for the Oilers, and earlier this year they've said that they'll sink or swim with Stuart Skinner.
This is another insider confirming that the Edmonton Oilers have no interest in adding a goaltender this season.
It could've been valuable to add a cheap tandem goalie, but someone like Gibson was never realistic. Instead, the Oilers will look at adding a defenceman.
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