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If it's not Jack Campbell who should be the Leafs new #1 goalie?

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Buds17 said:
This might be the case. Of course, it also wouldn't make much sense for the GM to paint a player under contract in a negative light either, for a number of reasons.
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Yep, of course. Thing could still play out many ways.
 
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I'm not that worried about it. Dubas has always been about saying what sounds good in the media. To move that tire fire it doesn't help to call him one in public. And if he's really stuck with him as the backup again this season then throwing him under the bus isn't going to help that much either.

At this stage I'm not even entertaining the option that he'd intend to go with that guy as the starter this season. Not with so much on the line for him. He may want to be the most liked GM in the world, but he's not that dumb.

Not going to get any answers on what we're actually doing in net until he makes the eventual move. It's just a frustrating situation since there's no telling what direction we're actually going in. A dozen guys that they could possibly target in trade or free agency.
 
bentharbs said:
To me this doesn't sound like #1 but rather a return to what they brought him in for -- to compete for a starting gig and push another risky guy to be better. Let's hope they bring in someone else.
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Yeah I’d he’s back that’s what I would expect.
At this moment though he’s the #1. Scary thought IMO.
 
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Stephen said:
With the goaltending situation in disarray and relying on mental gymnastics, we could be looking at a pretty bumpy ride in 2022-23.
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I wonder if Dubas remembers he put Mrazek on waivers at the trade deadline last year, and even sent him to the AHL when nobody claimed him for free, and even played Kallgren instead of him.

Maple Leafs place goaltender Petr Mrazek on waivers​

The 30-year-old held a 10-6-0 record for the Leafs this season along with an .884 save percentage and a 3.42 goals-against average. Mrazek signed a three-year, $11.4 million contract with a $3.8 million average annual value in the off-season. The netminder has a 10-team no trade list clause included in his contract,

March 20: The Toronto Maple Leafs have been dealing with goaltending issues for the past while, and after Erik Kallgren was given the net for the last several games, it was unclear where Petr Mrazek fit into the future of the team. Today, the Maple Leafs have offered Mrazek to the rest of the league by placing him on waivers according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet

March 21: Mrazek cleared waivers today ahead of the Trade Deadline.

It’s Mrazek that is the big name, given the fact that he signed a three-year, $11.4MM contract with the Maple Leafs just last summer. With a $3.8MM cap hit through 2023-24, a loan to the minor leagues would only clear $1.125MM for Toronto ahead of the deadline. With how quickly he has fallen out of favor with the Maple Leafs, Mrazek seems a prime buyout candidate for this offseason, should the team be unable to trade his contract elsewhere in the coming months.
 
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Menzinger said:
He's not. But he also doesn't strike me as someone Dubas' or one of his main assistants would leak a high profile decision to.
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You have a point.

I just want to express that a former NHLer and long time analyst/broadcaster might actually know/hear a thing or two. He's not perfect. He rubs a lot of people the wrong way. I would never say that he has no credibility though.
 
Ianturnedbull said:
You have a point.

I just want to express that a former NHLer and long time analyst/broadcaster might actually know/hear a thing or two. He's not perfect. He rubs a lot of people the wrong way. I would never say that he has no credibility though.
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The problem is he has a history of saying shit just to say it, and being wrong when he does report things

I can't see them going into the final year before Matthews can sign an extension with Peter Mrazek has the #1

that would be both lazy and stupid
 
I really like Campbell but that OT sv%…

with what Dubas was saying about Mrazek being communicative and responsive this summer, I wonder if they think it was a goalie coaching clash that somehow messed him up.

who knows? But we need a game changer back there who can play under pressure. At almost any cost
 
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LEAFANFORLIFE23 said:
The problem is he has a history of saying shit just to say it, and being wrong when he does report things

I can't see them going into the final year before Matthews can sign an extension with Peter Mrazek has the #1

that would be both lazy and stupid
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That's not at all how he explained Dubas' logic. Did you listen to the show?

The thought process is (paraphrasing): the goalie market is too dire right now. There are too few UFA goalies with many teams trying to buy them. For the time being they are going to start the season with Mrazek, Källgren, and Woll. Once the feeding frenzy cools out TOR will explore a trade or a UFA signing that makes sense. In no way did Kyper say that TOR will go forward all season and playoffs with Mrazek as their starter.
 
Ianturnedbull said:
That's not at all how he explained Dubas' logic. Did you listen to the show?

The thought process is (paraphrasing): the goalie market is too dire right now. There are too few UFA goalies with many teams trying to buy them. For the time being they are going to start the season with Mrazek, Källgren, and Woll. Once the feeding frenzy cools out TOR will explore a trade or a UFA signing that makes sense. In no way did Kyper say that TOR will go forward all season and playoffs with Mrazek as their starter.
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When the real insiders say it I will believe it, Lebrun, Dreger, Johnston, Freidman, Bobby Mac

the people that REALLY know.

and so far none of them have said anything even close
 
Gallagbi said:
If you swap Kuemper with Campbell the past 2 years does it change either outcome? Thats the big question
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No. It's the while team. TEAM. It's not about individuals. It's a team. Current management don't get that. You need to build a team (which they don't seem to know how to do). It's not just 19 individuals out there. So frustrating.
 
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bentharbs said:
lol agreed. scary to think its him and Kallgren
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Bedard, baby. Bedard.

All Mod Cons said:
No. It's the while team. TEAM. It's not about individuals. It's a team. Current management don't get that. You need to build a team (which they don't seem to know how to do). It's not just 19 individuals out there. So frustrating.
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I understand what you’re saying, but I’m sorry. I read that in Jason Kelce’s voice. That’s all I can focus on now.
 
The more I read and hear it sounds like they are going to go all in on signing MAF. Which probably means, Muzzin is out the door if it happens and if it doesn't happen its Mrazek and Kallgren.
 
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