A PP QB would be nice. Yes, you need net front guys but with Marner and Rielly it becomes easier to focus on Matthews. Keefe s PP has been usless, regardless of who they play against.
I hope so too .. that would really help out if he took a year off to recover
All the revisionist people thinking Fred was so good need to look up that Youtube video of all the crap goals he let in at critical times for us in the playoffs. He didn't do it just once...he did it a lot and from really crappy angles where you wonder how it even went in. Also, he seems to have the injury bug biting him now....I don't like either Campbell or Fred. Bring in some fresh younger blood like Husso and ride it out. From what I saw he was pretty good and shouldn't command a lot.
And every summer we end up with more bottom feeders and fewer mid level talent guys as we ship out multiple mid level guys making mid level money to free up that cap space to sign extensions or single higher priced players leaving us to fill the holes with aging league minimum guys , not sure how you think this business model is sustainable but enjoy your rose coloured glasses , I know your deflecting from the elephant in the room that is unfortunately the only movable piece from among the overpaid is your man crush Nylander but we're trying to discuss goalies so lets set that aside for now eh ? On the bright side there still 2 forwards , a defenseman and a goalie making more than a million left to sacrifice before we get to Willie .
It only takes 1 team to be willing to pay him that and he will be gone
Stopped reading at the bolded. You obviously haven't been reading my posts so you're just foaming at the mouth.
That doesn't necessarily require them to pursue free agents looking for term though. I'm obviously working under the assumption that Campbell will be looking for at least some degree of term on his next contract.
Buffalo has cap space because they dole it out sparingly. Don't expect them to spend for the sake of spending.
While that may be true we have to wonder if Campbell would want to go to a bottom feeder like Sabres
What “buy-in” did you fail to see that cost them the series vs Tampa? Goaltending and lack of any depth scoring did them in. Both game 7 goals were stoppable and shouldn’t of gone in.
Colorado
The refs not buying into doing their job impartially.
I dont think Freddy got along well with Dubas and Co. Seems every chance he gets, including a couple days ago, he throws out veiled criticism to that effect. Amazon series suggested the same.
I dont largely disagree with any of the Freddy commentary in your post, but that's all really just the details of the couple bad years I acknowledged.
There were a few that didn’t commit, from the beginning, to do what it takes to win a seven game series. It cost the team dearly.
Specifics please not just generalities? How did “buy-in” cost them when they out hit and shot blocked and many other hustle/sacrifice stats were even/leafs favour.
I have been saying that for years. How can we look at the bottom 6 and blame them when the top dogs can't pull their full weight. Even the series against TB was ok...but definitely nothing like McDavid or other super stars did for their teams. We are thrilled that they didn't get shut out like that's an amazing accomplishment and all is ok.Goaltending and depth scoring is the same issue year after year, when you put all your eggs in one basket and pay 4 forwards and use up 1/2 your salary cap space.
So Leafs continue to swap around the deck chairs on a sinking ship, swapping around goaltenders and depth pieces annually hoping it can mask cap management and spending issues. IMO
Leaf fans keep blaming the goalies, when the offense doesn't come through, and the players making the small money $$$ don't carry the ones making all the big money $$ forward each year.
All the $11 mil players are fine its the goalie making $1.65 mil and the depth players making $1.5 mil or less that are the real problem here that need replacing.
You're only as strong as your weakest link.
