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NHL Offseason Thread 2018 |OT| Vegas sins, lottery wins and BargainBins
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If Dubas ever traded Hyman Babcock will probably walk out.
Will never happen though because as much as Babs loves his son, Hyman has been one of Dubas' guys for a long time.
Will never happen though because as much as Babs loves his son, Hyman has been one of Dubas' guys for a long time.
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During the scrimmages he's looked like a totally different player from a few years ago. Excited to see how he develops. That guy can dangle.
Psssht now you have almost no grit. No Martin and no Leo = a team full of damn wiener kids
i'll bet you a copy of Golf With Your Friends marvin
if I win you buy it for yourself so we can play together, otherwise i'll buy it and we can play together
Matt Martin lost his spot in december tho
I guess at one point the Leafs started to realize they promised they were going to be a skilled team and were dressing plugs in spots our prospects deserved
Also Martin not stopping any of those swipes at our players and not fighting anyone wasn't helping
Fuck this made me realize he's going to the west for sure...
Pssssht. A bunch of guys that arent even in the NHL right now.This is what we're trading.
I've had this fantasy too but then it ends when I remind myself we'd have to add Bobby Ryan too.
They're definitely good this year, they'll have to move some things around next year to make it work but Dubas hasn't given me any reason to think he can't make it happen. We'll have to see what happens.
They have a few candidates to ship out or let walk after this season.
Going to be fun watching him dangle around Beagle for the next four years.
The Leafs will be completely fine.
If they absolutely have to do something they can dump Andersen after his bonus is paid next July 1 and have a go with cheap goalies. Marleau being dumped or Robidas Islanded after his bonus is paid out next summer is another possibility.
If they absolutely have to do something they can dump Andersen after his bonus is paid next July 1 and have a go with cheap goalies. Marleau being dumped or Robidas Islanded after his bonus is paid out next summer is another possibility.
Yeahhh Leafs fans and non-Leafs fans are both trying to find a reason to think they'll suck or get fucked next year or whatever
in reality good teams and good GMs manage. Everyone kept saying there was no way Penguins could keep both Crosby and Malkin long term and look how that turned out, they got Kessel on top of them and managed
i'm definitely not jealous and definitely not crying right now
in reality good teams and good GMs manage. Everyone kept saying there was no way Penguins could keep both Crosby and Malkin long term and look how that turned out, they got Kessel on top of them and managed
i'm definitely not jealous and definitely not crying right now
The Leafs will sell so many Tavares jerseys that the salary cap will go up higher than expected!
You're crazy if you think this current Leafs team would survive without Andersen.
Yeah, I was referring to their future scenario.
Being cheap with goalies isn't a good idea.
The way I see it, I believe that Dubas, Pridham, and Gilman are smart people. I have no reason to believe this is not the case. I don't think they would make a move like signing Tavares without looking into the future and at least having a plan. They know the salary cap exists. They aren't just throwing around $11 million per year contracts without thinking of the effects they will have in the future like so many peoole believe they are.
They didn't have to sign Tavares, they wouldn't willfully fuck themselves over.
The Marlies were also the Marlies last season and were insanely good so who knows how much of their great numbers can be attributed to the goalie play.
Having said that I do believe in Sparks, I think he'll be a starting NHL goalie someday if not here then somewhere else. Pickard.... ehhhh I dunno. Probably not.
The NHL goalie market is completely messed up. They're all worth pretty much nothing on the trade market but the moment anybody who might be decent is anointed a starter they get a big money contract. I think goalie talent these days is really compressed.
It isn't a good idea to be cheap when you're wasting money on bad veterans like Steve Mason or Cam Ward but if you're willing to stomach some risk I think there's value to be had. The Leafs' skaters and coaches are good enough to make up for below-average goaltending and you can always rent one at the deadline.
Id rather have both Pickard and Sparks than McBackup anyway.. but Andersen is our man for the rest of his contract .. as it should be :)
If Sparks and a roster player could be packaged for a good young D, then i wouldnt mind it either..
We have lots of options except on D.. thats where we need to focus
If Sparks and a roster player could be packaged for a good young D, then i wouldnt mind it either..
We have lots of options except on D.. thats where we need to focus
Nah. Sparks isn't holding f-all. Nor is Pickard. The best way to ruin this current Leafs project would be to try to brute-force an AHL tier goalie into an NHL starting job.
I disagree about the Leafs being good enough to make up for bad goaltending. Andersen consistently faced some of the most shots of any NHL team including, if I remember correctly, one of the highest high danger chance percentages. They don't have the D quality to support a below average goaltender and I don't really think Babcock's coaching is a world beater by any means either.
Just look at the nights Andersen turned into Mr. Hyde. Leafs got lit up.
Yeah Andersen isn't going anywhere until at least like the last year of his deal and only if someone in the system REALLY rises.
It's actually less than you realize
We need to maintain an ~$4 mil buffer for bonuses, need to re-sign Nylander and Johnsson and bring up like 3 players
Soooo
We likely have less than $1.5 million in cap right now
I went to his wiki and it says his name is Karl Andreas Johnsson
Edit: ooh looks like Holl might get a chance
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