Recalled/Assigned: Hutchinson Back Up, Kaskisuo Sent Down

[Magic Man]

There was blood in the water and Hutch gives up another. A big save would have been huge there.

 

[TheDoldrums]

He's simply not a NHL player. There's nothing to find here, the data says he sucks, the eye test, he's just an AHL player.

 

[Duffman955]

You have to score 7 to win when Hutch is in net

 

[axlrose87]

These games are too important. Dubas is going to need to spend a prospect/pick or two to fix this issue. It'll probably require the other team retaining salary.

Thank Mitch marner and his mercenary ways for our inability to afford a backup goalie

 

[Magic Man]

Don't f*** it up this time!

 

[Carltons Cup]

Hutch isn't to blame for this game, but the guy just has some bad karma right now.

We need a voodoo doll to get rid of the bad karma.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Sparks is better than any of our other backup options

look in your heart, you know it to be true​

 

[DarkKnight]

Backups are so easy to find, that’s why we haven’t found one for two years...and why we waived the good one after years of searching for him. So so easy.

 

[kevsh]

I can't imagine Hutch playing another game for the Leafs.

When he went down to the Marlies he did everything you could ask of him to show he belonged back in the NHL with impressive numbers over a handful of games, so what do you do with him now? Send him down for 10 games this time so he can come back and let in another 5?

 

[Hustlr]

I said never again, but I guess it was worth a shot with the Keefe magic going. Okay, experiment over.

 

[Magic Man]

Sparks is better than any of our other backup options

look in your heart, you know it to be true​

I said before Hutch re-signed that Sparks was a better goalie than Hutchinson and that it wouldn't be an upgrade to bring him in over Sparks. Turns out to be true.

 

[hotpaws]

can't blame Hutch on any of the goals and he also made a few big saves

the problem playing behind this team is a few big saves isn't enough , you have to keep making big saves for the full 60 mins to give this pond hockey team a chance to win and Hutch isn't good enough to do that

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Don’t know where we’re going to find the room to get a backup goalie. Stupid hard cap league.

 

[justafan22]

Don’t know where we’re going to find the room to get a backup goalie. Stupid hard cap league.

Comrie/Jarry make 700k, can easily do a petan + 4th type deal

 

[Nithoniniel]

Goalies are very inconsistent in performance. Look at the top goalies. All of them have off years. Even someone like Gibson isn't great every year. Now put the same phenomena except you're dealing with backup quality goaltenders, and you pretty much have no idea what you get. Aaron Dell was one of the best backups in the league one year. We would likely have felt great if we acquired him as a backup after that. But since then he's been awful.

You just never know. Hutchinson is a #3 in my book, but we might have gotten the same kind of performance with an established #2 too. With that said, we need to give someone else a shot here. Get on the phone with Pittsburgh and get them to retain 50% on DeSmith.

 

[hector morrison]

Thank Mitch marner and his mercenary ways for our inability to afford a backup goalie

I wonder if he feels it? Or Matthews and his minus 3 performance today. They are finding out first hand that being paid top dollar and being on a winning team do not always go hand in hand. Didn't leave Management with enogh money for a competent back up goalie ,but you're not good enough to score 7 goals a game...tough sleddin'!

 

[Duffman955]

Goalies are very inconsistent in performance. Look at the top goalies. All of them have off years. Even someone like Gibson isn't great every year. Now put the same phenomena except you're dealing with backup quality goaltenders, and you pretty much have no idea what you get. Aaron Dell was one of the best backups in the league one year. We would likely have felt great if we acquired him as a backup after that. But since then he's been awful.

You just never know. Hutchinson is a #3 in my book, but we might have gotten the same kind of performance with an established #2 too. With that said, we need to give someone else a shot here. Get on the phone with Pittsburgh and get them to retain 50% on DeSmith.

You can grab a guy off the streets in Toronto and he will give you at least 5 GAA. Same thing you get from Hutch

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Pay me 700k a year and I'll give you a 5.00 GAA.

 

[Nithoniniel]

You can grab a guy off the streets in Toronto and he will give you at least 5 GAA. Same thing you get from Hutch

Way to miss the point by a mile.

 

[saffronleaf]

What about that accountant?

 

[The Iceman]

0-7 without a single save percentage starting with a .9 = AHL tender.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Send him back down

 

[Man Bear Pig]

You have to score 7 to win when Hutch is in net

6. You literally have to score 6 to get a win with him. Nearly 4.5 GAA. Its incredible that hes still getting starts in the NHL.

 

[Buds17]

The team's winning streak had to unfortunately end at some point. I'd hope the same soon goes for Hutchinson's losing streak as well. The quest for that first, perfect back to-back of the season continues on. On the brighter side, there's only been the one with no points earned at all. Confident that Andersen can help bring things back in a positive direction.

 

[Marshy]

Andersen starts every game now until we get a competent backup.

Enough of this silliness.