We also have to get rid of one which means adding a sweetener
I really can't believe that we are still focusing on the goal position too.
It’s really incredible, we better get this right, everything counts on this off season.I really can't believe that we are still focusing on the goal position too.
I recall a horrible moment when Sparks was promoted as the back-up and McElhinney/Pickard were put on waivers. Clearly McElhinney was the better goaltender and he saved TOR's bacon helping them earn a playoff birth.
Last year was laughable too when it came to trying to fill in for our injured goalies. Other GMs were plucking our players off waivers for fun.
At this point Toronto has a struggling / often injured goalie in Mrazek, Källgren, and Woll.
It doesn't have to be like this, but Kyle/Shanny have never shifted/adjusted the cap allocation.
Was Burke ever this stubborn as a GM?
Id say hes far less risky than Belfour, but i wouldnt expect the heroic turnaround we saw with Eddie.
Fred at $5M + Jack at $1.65M is equal to $6.65M....where did it we get there with Mrazek and Jack at $3.8M and 1.65M? Are you counting Woll and Kallgren? If so...you need to count last year when Fred and Jack were hurt. Funny, these facts can be....
I don't know about MAF...it seems he was great in his first cup winning playoffs but since then has consistently been pulled at some point in the playoffs(Murray did the heavy lifting in the 2 cup wins recently). He played ok for Vegas 1 yr and then Lehner had to take over at some point. I think he is going off of rep and flash more than substance.
I think we'll spend a similar amount that we usually spend, in the ~6m range. Cup finalist Colorado allocated 5.5m to goaltending this season, for the record.
Which is the most we've spent on goaltending in the Matthews/Marner era.
Its almost like the Avs paid a huge price for salary retention on a soon to be UFA goalie last summer. Goalies of Kuemper's quality won't be available for 3.5 million this summer barring a big trade and likely retention like Colorado did.
It‘s possible that Campbell has agreed to a contract but they are waiting to make other moves to keep them under the summer cap before signing it.
I'm aware, 1 million retained makes saying Colorado had 5.5 million dedicated to goalies misleading but I'm sure you know that
Yup, personally not down for this cheap 1a/1b plan where each goalie makes like 1-3 million. Doesnt seem like a recipe for success
No it doesn't. That's what they allocated to goaltending. It's a fact.
Dubas is going to tell himself the same story 1000 times and then he will believe that with tighter systems we can improve our GA. I'm thinking next year might just be a regression year.
This is true though. Only thing I agreed with Keefe later end of season is when he complained the D doesn't clear the crease or box guys out. 10 mil in Brodie and Muzzin is now wastage. Brodie is good but not the skillset we need, that 5 mil needs to unlock. Muzzin is actually what we need but age and injuries needs his 5 mil freed up too. Leafs have a lot of cap space to work with it's just tied up in things we don't need, and people want to remove what we do need instead.Dubas is going to tell himself the same story 1000 times and then he will believe that with tighter systems we can improve our GA. I'm thinking next year might just be a regression year.
I don't like many of the options out there currently, but I am somewhat intrigued by Fleury. Obviously not a long-term solution, but might be a fit for a season or two.
I think hes fine if expectations are a capable starter. Hes not a guy to carry the team on his back though.
