And yet the Dubists are playing offence for anyone nervous about it.The plan is to build from the net out, draft high, develop well and bring in your prospects to replace players that walk
It is becoming clear that some teams figure if you don't have a Vasi, Demko, Shesterkin you go cheap in goal. How bad must Mrazek be if we were willing to drop 15 slots to 38 to dump him and then go after Murray ??
Who knows, perhaps Dubas is playing 3D chess with the rest of the league in order to lower the price of the guy he really wants.
All I know is whatever option he chooses, if it does not work, he better be on or under the next bus to the Soo.
Everyone knows that once all the UFA goalies sign others magically appear
It's really bad for a player to say they don't want to play for a team. It turns the whole fan base against them. It's good pr to maintain you want to stay even after you've been traded, but of course you're extremely happy and very excited to play in your new city
Husso and Fleury for sure. I'm 50/50 on the other 2.
How is that any “plan” that deserves praise? I’ve used the word scrambling, but band aid seems apt as well. We can always do something later in the season, but uncertainty doesn’t warrant comfort with what is happening. The real risk, you band aid now and then way overpay later to save the season.
Eye test also susceptible to bias, numbers are empirical
The irony here is he’s rightfully getting praise for dumping a bad goalie at the draft, but it means we are even thinner now. Mrazek’s gone woohoo, you’re going to go with Kallgren as a backup? That’s risky stuff as well, he was folding bad after a decent start, has zero pedigree, a complete question mark.
Why would anyone Dubas fans or whiners or the normal posters make up their minds about something that hasn't happened?
FYI frank servelli reported OTT has stated a buyout for Murray as the last option.
That's my thinking. They need to find a way to pay top dollar for a legit option, not look for sweeteners to take on more junk.
Sorry, no you didn’t, just this general idea that some master plan is at work here and we have to patiently wait for it too unfold. I’ll bet it all Dubas didn’t think he’d be sitting here a few months ago. We are making the best out of a mediocre situation, that’s all I’m saying here. Let’s see what he does, I just hope we don’t overpay or risk it all on unnerving odds.
I think the plan B would be Woll, if he remains health, as backup. Kallgren is the plan C
Literally nobody has said this. You're just not getting a Shesterkin, Vasilevsky, or Saros through trade or free agency. 2 of those 3 were obtained by those teams fluking out on a lucky 4th round pick a decade ago. The differences between the available goalies being discussed here are much smaller and their future impact much less predictable than many here want to admit.
How good a goalie tandem do they really need? Keep in mind theLeafs are trying to win the Presidents Trophy, which we’ve recently learned, is the best indicator of how good a team is.
