Tribute Jack Campbell Discussion

[Confucius]

I thought good guys finish last?Love Jack Campbell. Amazing person, teammate and player.

who are those two other guys trailing him? Never heard of ‘em

Campbell checks his income for the past 10 years in the NHL...

 

[keonsbitterness]

Keefe did instantly better defensively with the exact same roster as Babcock.

They did pretty much everything better when Keefe took over because most of the team had tuned out Babcock. He should have been canned in the off-season.

 

[Aashir]

I don’t know what to say about this man anymore

 

[Cecithepylon]

Campbell sucks at allowing goals. What a wall..

 

[Stephen]

This guy is putting together a Vezina caliber season so far.

 

[IPS]

Couple stellar saves in the last minute tonight. Wasn't worried one bit with this guy in net.

 

[Buds17]

Rielly was re-signed on a Friday...Tomorrow is Friday...maybe???

 

[leafsfan5]

10-3-1, 1.63 GAA with a .944 save%

Elite

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Leafs are 22nd in goals for.

Campbell is carrying this team.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

need to make sure he is well maintained though.

 

[howlman]

STUD

Campbell key part of "the core"

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Couple stellar saves in the last minute tonight. Wasn't worried one bit with this guy in net.

yep. if it was andersen, my butt would've been puckering.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Leafs are 22nd in goals for.

Campbell is carrying this team.

Our underlying defensive analytics are excellent. Campbell has been rock solid when called upon as well. I wouldn't say he's carrying us though.

I think we've deserved to win the majority of our victories this season. The offense will come.

 

[Notsince67]

None of this matters until after XMAS .. pro hockey is more like pond hockey pre XMAS .. then post XMAS time and space on ice is reduced and all teams start playing harder on da puck and man.. like I said earlier this style of puck possession game works well in this type of hockey and I expected Leafs to do well early in season .. but things will change .. da big question is gonna be how far up can Leafs get in division in points now .. then will it be enough to hold on to a playoff spot after XMAS .. it is gonna be close

The leafs right now have over a 75% probability of making the playoffs. I don't think they need to worry about that. They just need to learn how to bottle their stifling defensive successes and how not to crack when a player penetrates their defensive system for a short period of time.

 

[LeafSteel]

He needs to be okay-signed ASAP.

If Dubas waits and he keeps playing lights out he’s going to rightfully price himself out of Toronto.

Really hoping he brings his nice guy self to negotiations and follows Rielly with a a bit of a discount, recognizing the chance to do and be something really special here.

 

[Gary Nylund]

The leafs right now have over a 75% probability of making the playoffs. I don't think they need to worry about that. They just need to learn how to bottle their stifling defensive successes and how not to crack when a player penetrates their defensive system for a short period of time.

This seems way too low, I'm skeptical to put it mildly. Where are you getting this from?

 

[Notsince67]

In all honesty, goaltending is witchcraft to me. I just know what I have observed and what I believe is not rooted in in any discernable data that I am aware of.
That said...
Being a primarily puck tracking goalie increased the probability of success. Being primarily an athletic goalie, reduces it but I think the distribution of success has a longer tail. Hasek comes to mind as the epitome of this kind of goalie. IMO, he was the best goalie I ever saw when he started his rather late run. Sparks was the other side of this distribution.
I'm not saying that Soup is bad at tracking pucks and positioning but I believe he is inferior to Anderson. Where he kills Anderson is his reaction and athleticism. This excites me because his skill set looks like he could be a great one. If he is, this team will win a cup. He may be the most important person on the roster. Without him, things look pretty dim. With him, the team believes they can win...and so do I.

 

[Mess]

10-3-1, 1.63 GAA with a .944 save%

Elite

Freddy Andersen 10-2-0, 1.70 GAA, with a .941 save%

Its quite interesting that the goalie Jack Campbell is replacing former starter Freddy Andersen has almost identical stats this year.

Andersen in making $4.5 mil this year, so is that a realistic expectation for Campbell's next deal as starter money ?

 

[Bluelines]

In all honesty, goaltending is witchcraft to me. I just know what I have observed and what I believe is not rooted in in any discernable data that I am aware of.
That said...
Being a primarily puck tracking goalie increased the probability of success. Being primarily an athletic goalie, reduces it but I think the distribution of success has a longer tail. Hasek comes to mind as the epitome of this kind of goalie. IMO, he was the best goalie I ever saw when he started his rather late run. Sparks was the other side of this distribution.
I'm not saying that Soup is bad at tracking pucks and positioning but I believe he is inferior to Anderson. Where he kills Anderson is his reaction and athleticism. This excites me because his skill set looks like he could be a great one. If he is, this team will win a cup. He may be the most important person on the roster. Without him, things look pretty dim. With him, the team believes they can win...and so do I.

I'm surprised that for that reason our goaltending coach has not killed his performance. Leafs goalie philosophy, which is not unique, is be big, block shots. I think the last "athletic" goalie was Bernier?

 

[Notsince67]

I'm surprised that for that reason our goaltending coach has not killed his performance. Leafs goalie philosophy, which is not unique, is be big, block shots. I think the last "athletic" goalie was Bernier?

Riemer was athletic. He needed puck tracking training.
There is nothing wrong with puck tracking and positioning to develop goalies. However, the prodigies IMO are athletic and can't be developed....they're just spontaneously appear

 

[Bluelines]

Freddy Andersen 10-2-0, 1.70 GAA, with a .941 save%

Its quite interesting that the goalie Jack Campbell is replacing former starter Freddy Andersen has almost identical stats this year.

Andersen in making $4.5 mil this year, so is that a realistic expectation for Campbell's next deal as starter money ?

Yep, the prognosticators that I've watched, all think 5 mil to 6 mil on a 5 year term is probably where Soupy lands.

 

[Notsince67]

Freddy Andersen 10-2-0, 1.70 GAA, with a .941 save%

Its quite interesting that the goalie Jack Campbell is replacing former starter Freddy Andersen has almost identical stats this year.

Andersen in making $4.5 mil this year, so is that a realistic expectation for Campbell's next deal as starter money ?

I'm waiting for December Freddie. Campbell will pass him then.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

If you miss Babcock so much f*** off to Regina and watch some U Sports. We have mooooved on.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

The leafs right now have over a 75% probability of making the playoffs. I don't think they need to worry about that. They just need to learn how to bottle their stifling defensive successes and how not to crack when a player penetrates their defensive system for a short period of time.

None of stats or any game results matter at all period in any respective until hockey starts getting played for keeps after XMAS .. all that matters now is leafs getting as many points possible now before da game changes .. once game tightens up this core will do da same things it has always done

 

[al secord]

Seems like a great day to sign a contract.