RE 10-11: Martin Gerber

The signing of Martin Gerber was an astute move by Steve Tambellini. Gerber's spot on the roster (4th on the depth chart) allows them to make sure the Barons have solid goaltending and offers a suitable backup plan should last season's snafu repeat itself with the big league club. Boxcars: 30gp, 2.19 (all numbers KHL)SP: .914WLT: 15-6-6SP ahead of backup: .006Cap hit: $500,000 ($200,000 AHL) times 1 year (UFA 2011)What do these numbers tell us? His .914 SP was good enough for 16th overall in the KHL, a very good hockey league. His final NHL season (08-09) saw his SP hit .902, which makes him a solid "replacement level" candidate for the Oilers goaltending (Khabibulin would exceed that, but Gerber is unlikely to be on the NHL roster is NK is playing). How could these numbers be better? He was doing well in the KHL until he suffered another injury (broken back) in the middle of the season. Is he healthy? We'll find out in training camp. 36 years old, coming off a...