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

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Arguably the best pending UFA available already plays for our team and we're apparently offering him 2.75 AAV. I wouldn't expect a big splash.

Fluery and Kuemper are both UFA and are both Miles better than Jack

Is this a good time to remind everyone that Gibson was selected with the Leafs draft choice...and whatever became of Tyler Biggs??

Thanks Burkie

it gets even better, the other pick used to move up to take Tyler Biggs was used on Rickard Rakell

 

[Jmo89]

Alot of these guys may "only" be as good as Campbell, they question is, will any of them do better than 0-3 overtime record with 3 goals on 8 shots?

Oh, and all 3 games were series clinching. I'll give Campbell the pass on the 2-0 breakaway. The other two were trash performances when it mattered most.

Let's keep in mind too, that in both Game 6' the Leafs were the much better team in OT. Sunk by their goalie.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

According to Friedman we're knocking in the Gibson door

This is the guy, I'm telling you guys if he ends up here he's the guy.

I've lived in the west since 2007 I have seen this dude play WAY more than the average Leaf fan

This is the guy

if he ends up here you are going to LOVE him.

 

[EGL22]

This is the guy, I'm telling you guys if he ends up here he's the guy.

I've lived in the west since 2007 I have seen this dude play WAY more than the average Leaf fan

This is the guy

if he ends up here you are going to LOVE him.

Maybe the guy from 5 years ago would have been perfect but the present guy has an awful lot of miles on him and not getting any younger or quicker.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Maybe the guy from 5 years ago would have been perfect but the present guy has an awful lot of miles on him and not getting any younger or quicker.

OK you keep telling yourself that but if he ends up here you and the rest of the non believers will change your tune real quick when he's awesome on a team that doesn't suck

 

[ShaneFalco]

Mike palmateer
Alan Bester as backup

 

[Gallagbi]

Interesting too that Friedman mentions it’s a lot of the “old school” coaches having success right now. Is it okay to say that or will the theorem crowd get triggered? Hockey will always be a pretty simple game.

There's Sutter, but nobody else seems to jump to mind as terrible new or old school

 

[DarkKnight]

There's Sutter, but nobody else seems to jump to mind as terrible new or old school

He mentioned Berube and Gallant too, the way they coach.

 

[Gallagbi]

He mentioned Berube and Gallant too, the way they coach.

I guess, but not many strike me as vastly different in philosophy than their peers.

 

[DarkKnight]

I guess, but not many strike me as vastly different in philosophy than their peers.

I don’t think Sutter is that out of step either, like I said before hockey is a pretty simple game really.

 

[joepeps]

Maybe the guy from 5 years ago would have been perfect but the present guy has an awful lot of miles on him and not getting any younger or quicker.

Gibson is only 28... and contracts runs to 33

maybe you think he was in his mid 30's like I did lol

 

[thusk]

I’m not huge on Gibson, he’s struggled in the playoffs when there.

He has amazing tools but he hasn’t really produced.

Varlamov is the safest option. He has really low percentage of “really bad starts” and he is a guy who has always had great playoffs.

Husso is a guy I would take a chance on. A lot of potential.

Holtby or Halak would be a cheap veteran backup I would look at.

Going off the board if I’m really rolling dice I’d knock on doors about Blackwood and Hart - two young former can’t miss goalies who have struggled. Would need to watch a crazy amount of film and see what appears to be the issue though. Also not sure where the organisations are on these guys.

Struggle in playoff?!?!?!

He played as starter during 2 playoff run ( 1 swept ok)... but one season he reach conference final and get injured #5 serie tie 2-2 and miss the rest of playoff...if he stay healthy, maybe ducks reach stanley cup final. we clearly dont have the same definition of struggling

 

[The Iceman]

I don’t think Sutter is that out of step either, like I said before hockey is a pretty simple game really.

Sutter is not out of step but I think he would prefer to beat you up and win 2-1 than to win a wide open 5-2 game.

 

[AllDay28]

Carey Price

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Carey Price

he's done

 

[The Iceman]

Whoever Dubas chooses to solve the goaltending riddle will either cost him his job, or define his success.

Is that too hot of a take??

 

[freshwind]

.Whoever Dubas chooses to solve the goaltending riddle will either cost him his job, or define his success

Is that too hot of a take??

maybe? but pretty dang accurate i would say

 

[Menzinger]

Whoever Dubas chooses to solve the goaltending riddle will either cost him his job, or define his success.

Is that too hot of a take??

Probably not totally unfounded.

At the very least it's by far his most important question of the offseason, and it's not even close.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Whoever Dubas chooses to solve the goaltending riddle will either cost him his job, or define his success.

Is that too hot of a take??

No but also we're here because of Dubas

 

[kevsh]

I think Gibson should be the target as long as his relatively weak performance lately means the asking price is reasonable. It's a risk but history has shown us repeatedly that goalies can magically transform from mediocre or even awful play to a virtual brick wall with by simply moving on to a new team.

Of course that works both ways but with Gibson I'd bet he'd fit in the former category and at least be a reliable starter who can get in 50+ starters (i.e. not platooning).

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Campbell battled head to head against $10.5m and $9.5m #1 goalies the past two playoffs and wasn't 2nd best in either series.

I'd love to keep him if we can.

he was literally the 2nd best in both series, because he lost both series

he's not good enough to close out a series he's 0-5 in games where he can close out a series the past 2 years

and he's allowed 3 goals on just 8 shots in OT the past 2 years

he's not the guy

Gibson was a true elite goalie, and could bounce back with a better team and motivation. But after 3 years of true suckage, and at age 29, $6.4m x5yrs is a helluva gamble.

The Ducks have also sucked

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Whoever Dubas chooses to solve the goaltending riddle will either cost him his job, or define his success.

Is that too hot of a take??

no, that's probably correct this summer is HUGE for him in general not just in net

 

[LegChairGM]

100% fine with Mrazek to start the season if he falters you have to give Woll 10-15 games to see if he can get it going like they did with Kallgren. With Mrazek's injury history it could be Woll and Kallgren for much of the season.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

100% fine with Mrazek to start the season if he falters you have to give Woll 10-15 games to see if he can get it going like they did with Kallgren. With Mrazek's injury history it could be Woll and Kallgren for much of the season.

Mrazek will last 5 games tops before another groin injury while looking like crap in those games. He is Kallgren level despite his experience.

 

[ShaneFalco]

100% fine with Mrazek to start the season if he falters you have to give Woll 10-15 games to see if he can get it going like they did with Kallgren. With Mrazek's injury history it could be Woll and Kallgren for much of the season.

Goalie situation is huge