I was about to come into this thread and say how screwed Ottawa would've been (in terms of cap money in the upcoming seasons) had they acquired Khabibulin and traded Emery + something else for him. But, offering both Gerber & Emery seems like a smart deal for Ottawa, its just that Chicago didn't want to take them both on. Its kind of sad how Ottawa backed themselves into a corner by resigning Emery last year to his current contract and now having Gerber, too.

Signing Gerber was a terrible move.

I agree, but at least he'll be a UFA after next season. I think resigning Emery was a worse move because at least with him you knew what to expect. You could've cut ties with him or traded him for some kind of picks and then gone after a big name goalie after Gerber's contract ends. People thought Gerber could come in and do a good job in Ottawa based on his past performances, but he just isn't consistent enough.

At least Emery had done something in the league when he was re-signed. All Gerber had done was play well for half a season in Carolina and then sit on the bench to watch his team win the Cup.