Sergei Bobrovsky represents the only viable unrestricted starting free-agent goalie on the market. In a sense, he is going to receive inflated offers because of this fact alone. There is one mitigating factor and that is the Florida Panthers “package deal”. Does Bobrovsky take a discount or does he even go somewhere else?
The problem is that no one truly knows what the soon to be 31-year old goaltender will do. He wants a long-term deal and seems content on focusing there. The appeal of a shorter-term contract is minimal at best. Let’s peek into that contract year.