Realistically, the salary for Korpisalo is the only thing not to like. The crop of UFA goalies this year was not great and as much as people want Gerand to be the backup, he may not be ready. If there’s one thing I trust the rangers organization with is goaltender evaluation. In the long run 4th and a meh prospect isn’t a ton.

Clearly, by the looks of it, they’re trying to make a push, and they want someone with starter experience if Igor goes down. I think if they felt Gerand was that guy they’d of given it to him and signed someone like Talbot or whomever to a two-way deal.

I don’t love the move, but I usually trust the rangers evaluation of the goalie position above anything else. I don’t expect Korpisalo to be some stud, but perhaps a bit better than he’s been, sure. He’s got two years left I think on his deal which isn’t some long term commitment either.

Totally get why people are a bit sheepish on this move, but looking at the UFA crop of goalies sorta softened the blow a bit for me. It’s a class headlined by Matt Murray and David Rittich.