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Originally Posted by head1  Ellis signed a 2 year contract. I dont think we will be keeping him any longer than that because we have 2 more very good goalies in the system now. I see Rinne taking over in 2 years and being locked in for the long haul. Pickard I think will eventually be his #2 or take his spot, but I truely think they want to develop him and have his as trade bait around the same time all of our defensman should be blooming. |
Ellis's contract gives me the impression that a) they want to make sure he can repeat his performance from last year over the next couple of seasons, or b) that they intend to use him as a stop gap measure to bring Rinne along. I'm not sure which it is yet.