Since the last Trade Deadline, when the Sharks acquired Kaapo Kahkonen from the Minnesota Wild for Jake Middleton and a fifth-round pick, San Jose has carried three starting-caliber goalies in Kahkonen, James Reimer, and Adin Hill.
They made it work last year. Hill missed the rest of the season with a lower-body injury, so Kahkonen and Reimer shared the workload. But it's not normal for teams to carry three netminders capable of regular NHL duty. For starters, that's one valuable roster spot taken by a third keeper who doesn't dress for games and still counts against the salary cap.
25-year-old Kahkonen is signed for two more years with a $2.75 million dollar AAV, 34-year-old Reimer has another season with a $2.25 million AAV, and 26-year-old Hill has one more year with a $2.175 million AAV.
