Rooting hard for the kid. Pretty embarrassing were this far down the depth chart though. Cursed
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It is out of necessity but he has also played great.
Alot of teams looking for a goaltender.
Not alot out there
Gibson yesturday .825 save%
He will probably get 3 games this month .
It will be good for him to know what parts of his game to improve on
Relax and have fun buddy
Now there’s a deer in the headlights look. lol! I’m going out on a limb and say he gets shelled
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He is a bust if he doesn’t get a gordie Howe hat trick.
He will get the Anaheim start and if he does well
I would give him the San Jose start too.
He will get the Anaheim start and if he does well
I would give him the San Jose start too.
Toronto now has a bigger cat in goal then Tampa Bay.Good Luck Dennis hoping for the best
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I don’t buy it at all
Potvin was drafted in 92 and was the starter for the leafs in 1993
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I’d love to see a leaf goalie take a two-handed smack to the back of, say …. marchands knees
Me too
If this team could pull a legit all star goalie out of their system on an ELC it would be absolutely amazing for the team.
It’s my Christmas miracle wish. That one of the 3 best leaf goalie prospects can break through and put their stamp on the job.
When was the last time the leafs had an all star goalie? 20 years ago?
If you need to go back 30 years for an example it probably doesn’t really prove your point.
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Why not? I don’t see how it matters.
The leafs haven’t really drafted many goalies in the first couple rounds. I think Woll and Hildeby are probably the highest drafted goalies since …. Rask?
fichaud was probably the highest pick I remember using for a goalie, and that was also 30 years ago.
I guess Ian Scott was fairly high too, for the leafs. But he had unfortunate circumstances derail his chances.
If the leafs had been picking goalies in the first 3 rounds for the last 30 years and having them not pan out, I could see the point. Sparks was even a 7th round pick.
Reimer was picked around the 3rd, 4th rounds
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2022 pick but he went undrafted twice so he’s the same age as a 2020 pick. Still perhaps a year or so early for a goalie picked in the 4th but he’s been great everywhere he’s played since being picked and it’s not a long term plan where he’s here for good, just a short term see what he can do while we need a guy until Woll is back.
Unless he blows the covers off he’ll go back down. The interesting questions is whether the Leafs will be willing to go with him as the backup next season or they get a 1B for 1 year to ply with Woll first, and then Hildeby is 24/25 depth and full time NHLer in 25/26
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My son is 6’3” and has a .928 save % in Double A.
in his draft year as well.
If Hildeby gets injured, should we be expecting a call ?
in his draft year as well.
If Hildeby gets injured, should we be expecting a call ?
The leafs aren’t the only team in the league. There is a lot of data to support the idea that that goalies take the longest to develop out of the positions in this game.
There are absolutely exceptions to this line Oettinger and Potvin. But they are rare enough that you had to go back 30 years for one of those examples.
I’m not saying Hildeby can’t be one of those guys but it’s rare for a reason.
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Funny enough, he's working as a goalie coach for the Canadian World Junior team now
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I only expect a decent showing and fight.
Empty net goal maybe.
Seriously I don't see anyone annointing him savior.
Pretty sure he was drafted in his D+2... so he's older...
Also been playing pro for a while.
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I don't see the pressure on this kid others are worried about. He's been brought up within very specific parameters, he isn't staying, it a chance to get a feel for the pro game and learn. He probably only gets a handful of starts, whether he struggles or excels, when Woll returns he goes back down to continue his development. We aren't ruining this kid, and if we were, then he doesn't have the mental acumen to make as an NHL goalie anyways. Nobody is expecting Belfour or bust, at least nobody that actually matters.
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As Huey Lewis says, "it's Hildeby square."
Sorry that's the best I could do on short notice and it's a holiday
Sorry that's the best I could do on short notice and it's a holiday
