More like when St Louis traded two 1sts for Schenn, then traded for ROR, then signed 30-something forwards Perron and Bozak to rich UFA deals, even though they already had 34 year old Alex Steen making $5.75m for three more seasons. They should have known it wasn't worth going for it with Jake Allen as their starter.
All true but injuries and the overall debacle going on in NY had some effect on his game. He had a full offseason to work out and is in a prove it mode. I have G, summer and Patrick the benefit of the doubt when it came to injuries. That said, I don’t see him killing it but he will probably be a bargain for the right team - wcorvette
It's a possibility that he could bounce back. As you said, could be a low risk option for a team. I'm sure someone will take a shot.
