Stuart Little
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- Nov 13, 2019
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If Mrazek comes back and plays well - it is a Win / Win for Toronto
obviously it would mean continuation of winning games - however, I think the deeper value could then be the attractiveness to a team like
- Buffalo
- Ottawa
- Arizona
- Chicago
- San Jose
- Possibly Dallas and Colorado
- who all have NO long term goalie solution or NO CURRENT goalie solution
Obviously this is contingent on Mrazek not only playing well - but also STAYING HEALTHY
At this point the Leafs could choose to roll with two goalies playing well OR pull and 1992/93ish move and Give Campbell the "Felix Potvin treatment" and trade Mrazek (as they did with Fuhr)
Obviously Mrazek is no Fuhr - and they will not be getting an Andreychuk - however, the ability to then either go player for player (i.e. Miller for Mrazek or Bonino for Mrazek, or Connor Brown for Mrazek +, etc, etc) would go a long way for the Leafs.
- Even shedding the 3.8 M would then allow the Leafs to direct their attention to other areas
a) picking up a backup for the playoffs (at a cheap rate) - Like a Reimer or Halak, etc
b) Top 6 LW (Like a Giroux)
c) Depth Dman or Dmen (Miller, Braun, Giordano, etc)
obviously it would mean continuation of winning games - however, I think the deeper value could then be the attractiveness to a team like
- Buffalo
- Ottawa
- Arizona
- Chicago
- San Jose
- Possibly Dallas and Colorado
- who all have NO long term goalie solution or NO CURRENT goalie solution
Obviously this is contingent on Mrazek not only playing well - but also STAYING HEALTHY
At this point the Leafs could choose to roll with two goalies playing well OR pull and 1992/93ish move and Give Campbell the "Felix Potvin treatment" and trade Mrazek (as they did with Fuhr)
Obviously Mrazek is no Fuhr - and they will not be getting an Andreychuk - however, the ability to then either go player for player (i.e. Miller for Mrazek or Bonino for Mrazek, or Connor Brown for Mrazek +, etc, etc) would go a long way for the Leafs.
- Even shedding the 3.8 M would then allow the Leafs to direct their attention to other areas
a) picking up a backup for the playoffs (at a cheap rate) - Like a Reimer or Halak, etc
b) Top 6 LW (Like a Giroux)
c) Depth Dman or Dmen (Miller, Braun, Giordano, etc)