Freidman: don't expect Campbell to be back Leafs inital offer was 2.75 million per year

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Here is the pending list of UFA goalies this off season:

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[TR]
[TD]Marc-Andre Fleury[/TD]
[TD]MIN[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]37.4[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]56[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]2.9[/TD]
[TD]0.908[/TD]
[TD]$7,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mikko Koskinen[/TD]
[TD]EDM[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]33.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 7"[/TD]
[TD]202[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]45[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]3.1[/TD]
[TD]0.903[/TD]
[TD]$4,500,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Darcy Kuemper[/TD]
[TD]COL[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.0[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 5"[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]57[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]37[/TD]
[TD]2.54[/TD]
[TD]0.921[/TD]
[TD]$4,500,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Thomas Greiss[/TD]
[TD]DET[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]36.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]219[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]3.66[/TD]
[TD]0.891[/TD]
[TD]$3,600,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jaroslav Halak[/TD]
[TD]VAN[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]37.0[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]5' 11"[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]2.94[/TD]
[TD]0.903[/TD]
[TD]$1,500,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joonas Korpisalo[/TD]
[TD]CBJ[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]28.0[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]4.15[/TD]
[TD]0.877[/TD]
[TD]$2,800,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cory Schneider[/TD]
[TD]NYI[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]36.1[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]210[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]0.9[/TD]
[TD]$2,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Braden Holtby[/TD]
[TD]DAL[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.6[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]2.78[/TD]
[TD]0.913[/TD]
[TD]$2,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Martin Jones[/TD]
[TD]PHI[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 4"[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]3.43[/TD]
[TD]0.9[/TD]
[TD]$2,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jack Campbell[/TD]
[TD]TOR[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]30.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]197[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]49[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]2.64[/TD]
[TD]0.914[/TD]
[TD]$1,650,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]David Rittich[/TD]
[TD]NSH[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]29.7[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]206[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]3.57[/TD]
[TD]0.886[/TD]
[TD]$1,250,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Casey DeSmith[/TD]
[TD]PIT[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]30.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 0"[/TD]
[TD]181[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]2.79[/TD]
[TD]0.914[/TD]
[TD]$1,250,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pheonix Copley[/TD]
[TD]WAS[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]30.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 4"[/TD]
[TD]196[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]3.09[/TD]
[TD]0.878[/TD]
[TD]$1,100,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Collin Delia[/TD]
[TD]CHI[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]27.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]208[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]3.85[/TD]
[TD]0.899[/TD]
[TD]$1,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Malcolm Subban[/TD]
[TD]BUF[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]28.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]4.86[/TD]
[TD]0.871[/TD]
[TD]$850,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scott Wedgewood[/TD]
[TD]DAL[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]29.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]37[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]3.14[/TD]
[TD]0.91[/TD]
[TD]$825,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Keith Kinkaid[/TD]
[TD]NYR[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]186[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]0.935[/TD]
[TD]$825,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kevin Lankinen[/TD]
[TD]CHI[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]27.0[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$800,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Calvin Pickard[/TD]
[TD]DET[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]30.1[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]4.29[/TD]
[TD]0.875[/TD]
[TD]$800,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Magnus Hellberg[/TD]
[TD]NYR[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]31.1[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 6"[/TD]
[TD]209[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]0.87[/TD]
[TD]$800,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alex Stalock[/TD]
[TD]SJS[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]34.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]5' 11"[/TD]
[TD]170[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]7.83[/TD]
[TD]0.786[/TD]
[TD]$785,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jean-Francois Berube[/TD]
[TD]CBJ[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]27.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]177[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]4.12[/TD]
[TD]0.9[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Carter Hutton[/TD]
[TD]TOR[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]36.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 0"[/TD]
[TD]202[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]7.76[/TD]
[TD]0.741[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Michael Houser[/TD]
[TD]BUF[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]30.7[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]0.948[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Philippe Desrosiers[/TD]
[TD]WPG[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]26.7[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]201[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cam Johnson[/TD]
[TD]CBJ[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]27.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Garret Sparks[/TD]
[TD]LAK[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]28.8[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]201[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1.86[/TD]
[TD]0.936[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Troy Grosenick[/TD]
[TD]BOS[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.7[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]181[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Louis Domingue[/TD]
[TD]PIT[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]30.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]208[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]2.02[/TD]
[TD]0.952[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chris Gibson[/TD]
[TD]FLA[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]29.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]217[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Craig Anderson[/TD]
[TD]BUF[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]40.9[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]3.12[/TD]
[TD]0.897[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Maxime Lagace[/TD]
[TD]TBL[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]29.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]190[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]6.12[/TD]
[TD]0.828[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Aaron Dell[/TD]
[TD]BUF[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]33.0[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 0"[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]4.04[/TD]
[TD]0.893[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zane McIntyre[/TD]
[TD]MIN[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]29.7[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]206[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Antoine Bibeau[/TD]
[TD]SEA[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]28.0[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]207[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Andrew Hammond[/TD]
[TD]NJD[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]34.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 2"[/TD]
[TD]215[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]3.89[/TD]
[TD]0.879[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Harri Sateri[/TD]
[TD]ARI[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]4.23[/TD]
[TD]0.866[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Charlie Lindgren[/TD]
[TD]STL[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]28.3[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]182[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]1.22[/TD]
[TD]0.958[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ville Husso[/TD]
[TD]STL[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]27.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]40[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]2.56[/TD]
[TD]0.919[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jon Gillies[/TD]
[TD]NJD[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]28.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 6"[/TD]
[TD]223[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]3.7[/TD]
[TD]0.887[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alex Lyon[/TD]
[TD]CAR[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]29.4[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 1"[/TD]
[TD]201[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]2.93[/TD]
[TD]0.908[/TD]
[TD]$750,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dustin Tokarski[/TD]
[TD]BUF[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.6[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 0"[/TD]
[TD]198[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]3.27[/TD]
[TD]0.899[/TD]
[TD]$725,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ken Appleby[/TD]
[TD]NYI[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]27.1[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 4"[/TD]
[TD]205[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]$725,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Michael Hutchinson[/TD]
[TD]TOR[/TD]
[TD]UFA[/TD]
[TD]32.2[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6' 3"[/TD]
[TD]198[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]4.56[/TD]
[TD]0.857[/TD]
[TD]$725,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Not a lot to choose from.

I think Campbell is the number one target on that list for any team for a number of reasons. Kuemper, maybe.

Kevin Lankinen also interests. I think he's behind a terrible Hawks club and is better than his stats convey.
 
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Mmm...Yeah, he was in so far as he was always dependable and showed flashes of brilliance when needed.

Edited to say: Osgood's 400 wins were quiet, but they're there.

Chris Osgood was very beatable and non clutch for many, many years of his Detroit career.
 
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Not a lot to choose from.

I think Campbell is the number one target on that list for any team for a number of reasons. Kuemper, maybe.

Kevin Lankinen also interests. I think he's behind a terrible Hawks club and is better than his stats convey.
that's a tough list. Fleury, Kuemper, Campbell and Husso I imagine would be the front runners for teams to chase.

I saw a few posts on Gibson. We have the same chat in the Oilers forum and I'd pass on Gibson. It would take a fair bit to pry him from Anaheim, he hasn't played very well the last 3-4 seasons and he has a decent sized cap hit at 6.4MM for another 5 seasons.
 
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Chris Osgood was very beatable and non clutch for many, many years of his Detroit career.
Well, I watched most games from the Red Wings era, including the 1998 Stanley Cup run when Osgood was every bit as good as Vernon was the year before.

I'm not sure what's meant by clutch or many, many, but Osgood's numbers don't really convey the level he sustained and certainly could - and did - rise to.
 
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that's a tough list. Fleury, Kuemper, Campbell and Husso I imagine would be the front runners for teams to chase.

I saw a few posts on Gibson. We have the same chat in the Oilers forum and I'd pass on Gibson. It would take a fair bit to pry him from Anaheim, he hasn't played very well the last 3-4 seasons and he has a decent sized cap hit at 6.4MM for another 5 seasons.
As a Leafs fan, from what I've seen, I'll repeat what I said last year: Jack Campbell was not the reason the Leafs lost.

Gibson: Agreed. Give me Campbell at no cost to re-sign for about two million less.

Kuemper's from the west. Seems like a fit for Edmonton.
 
If Dubas somehow can rid the payroll of Petr Mazrek, that would be quite an accomplishment! It would be insane to resign Soupy Campbell long term for him to make less than Mazrek.
I like Soupy. Good goalie and seems like a great guy. It sounds like he wants to stay, but also his last contract/ chance to make good money. I wouldn’t be surprised if he tests the market to see what he could get
 
If Dubas somehow can rid the payroll of Petr Mazrek, that would be quite an accomplishment! It would be insane to resign Soupy Campbell long term for him to make less than Mazrek.
Maybe it will not be that hard, when the goalies musical chairs is done some teams will still need at least a backup, and probably teams that are not very good and have cap space.
 
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I wasn't going to post but like Al Pacino said "just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"

One final post for awhile (I hope). Campbell wants to play here, he wants to win here, the team and fans like him, but, everyone knows they need cap flexibility to improve. I think he can succeed here at the right price.

IMO the Leafs should find ways to be creative with their payroll since the cap is stifling them. The natural and lucrative angle from my perspective is endorsements. Leafs should hire a full time staff member who reaches out to companies to seek endorsements of certain players.

This would.represent a major bonus on some players salaries that circumvent the cap but which could turn a 2.75M salary for instance into much more. Jack in particular seems like an easy guy to work with that if I were a marketing exec I would love to have in commercials/ads/promos.

Soup is an easy nickname to see a commercial for many popular brands. Even run promos on the label "win a Jack Campbell signed mask" etc. Leafs are a Big Business brand in North America. They need to utilize this to their advantsge to attract and maintain talent while.staying cap competitive.

Ditto for Gio and anyone else. Give them a great place to play and an ever improving, competitive team while letting corporations in effect, subsidize their payroll.

Imagine how much positive P.R a company would receive if they win a Cup and their commericals are running?

Out.
 
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Trade mrazk, give Campbell the 3.5m

Sign Husso, Georgiev, korpisalo and run with a young split tandem. Neither goalie plays more than 50 games.

As far as I'm concerned we have to run a 1A1B setup.
 
I don't think this is over.

IMO Jack is a 1b with injury issues. He has to be cheap because you need a comparable back up if he's your starter.

It's a given we are moving Mrazek or buying him out to make space for a replacement, both physically and financially.

Giving Jack 5 would be 800k back up territory and a life of constant uncertainty.

Can you think of a team the would go much higher? His bargaining position is crap. When he wakes up he will come back to the table when he grasps his market value.

He's a guy that's popular and it's win win if he's an affordable option, if not why wouldn't we go big game hunting?

He will come around, I just hope it isn't too late.
 
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I don't know if it is true but I was listening to theSteve Dangle podcast and Adam Wyild did claim to have a source that stated that Jack's opening ask was 7 million.

I don't know if it's true obviously but if it is if The Leafs opening offer was 2.75 million and Campbell opened at 7 million that's not even close

I'd laugh in Jack's face if that report is true.

John Gibson makes about 6

Hellebycuk makes about 6

Vasi makes about 9.5

Dracy Kempeur makes 4.5 now he will be a UFA but he's probably not hitting 7

Markstrom makes 6

I could go on forever Jack and his agents need to put the crack pipe down
 
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Well, I watched most games from the Red Wings era, including the 1998 Stanley Cup run when Osgood was every bit as good as Vernon was the year before.

I'm not sure what's meant by clutch or many, many, but Osgood's numbers don't really convey the level he sustained and certainly could - and did - rise to.

Do you remember why the Wings had Vernon to begin with? Cause Chris Osgood got lit up by the expansion San Jose Sharks in 1994 as a rookie and forced the Wings to go get Vernon in 1995.

And then after the 1998 run he struggled in 1999, 2000 and 2001 before the Wings signed Hasek and put Osgood on waivers and that's how he ended up on the Island.
 
Trade mrazk, give Campbell the 3.5m

Sign Husso, Georgiev, korpisalo and run with a young split tandem. Neither goalie plays more than 50 games.

As far as I'm concerned we have to run a 1A1B setup.

another tandem that isn't good enough because Campbell has proven he isn't good enough

So Mackenzie Blackwood trade?

perhaps that
 
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That would be a dumb move. This team needs a bonafide top goalie to get to the next level. They need to stop looking for other teams young backups.
agree. This is the exact opposite of what I imagine the Leafs want to do. Their team is built to win now and has a window of opportunity to do it. The last thing you'd want is an unproven goalie, with no playoff experience and needs to develop as the season goes on.

You can take those chances on a forward with guys like Bunting or defense with Liljergren or Sandin, but I really think the goalie spot is the wrong one to do it in.
 
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Dubas gaining quite the reputation as a hard nosed negotiator. First Hyman, then demanding the Oilers 4th, now this. Slowly building his legacy. Who knows? Maybe there will be a statue of Dubas on legends row one day! (Maybe)
 


Not like we have an option for someone proven. Goalies like Vasi and Shesterkin obviously aren’t available for trade. I wish we had a Jake Oettinger in our system.

I feel like we’ve totally neglected goaltending when it comes to the draft, instead deciding to pick up other teams scraps hoping they can cobble together a miracle run. It ain’t gonna happen in this market.

Whose the last goalie we drafted? I know there was that Russian guy, and Ian Scott who looked promising until injuries ruined his career. Woll too but he isn’t anything special at all.

We really need to emphasize drafting and developing goalies. It’s literally the only position where the guy is on the ice for all 60 mins. Don’t know why we’ve treated it as an afterthought all these years.
 

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