Jones looks like he can definitely be at the very least a backup NHL goalie, which would be nice to find a solid backup we can lean on. If he keeps up his play, I wouldn’t mind a 2 year deal at around 1.25 million per. gives us some stability in net instead of this constant revolving door of players we have.
Leafs need to address the goaltending.
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RunItBackAgain
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He’s coming up to burn down villages whole!I think people are underselling Jones.
He was on dreadful teams, and he played statistically as well as the guy the Kraken signed to a long term deal.
I wonder sometimes if the Kraken flipped a coin on that one?
EDIT:
Hildeby taken out/ not dressed for Marlies line-up today.
Don't read anything into it ... probably a cold or something.
Stephen
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Jones just needs to be adequate and quiet, not outlier awful and emotionally volatile.
Menzinger
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If he can just consistently give boring performances with an average SV% of above .900 I'll be more than happy
Menzinger
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Or maybe given away in a trade. Hard to tell how much faith management and coaches currently have in him
HamiltonNHL
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DarkKnight
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Good article on Hildeby
theathletic.com
Inside Dennis Hildeby's rise to becoming a possible Maple Leafs goalie of the future
Hildeby’s AHL season has led him to become one of the most promising stories in the Leafs organization.
theathletic.com
The Shrike
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That's the one place where I disagreed with Dubas completely. NHL general managers routinely undervalue their goaltending.
With the Colorado cup win being the glaring exception, teams don't win cups without above average goaltending. Invariably, whenever people cite a cup winners great team defense the real culprit is a netminder standing on his head.
Jones can hold the fort for the time being. He's been a #1 before, and he knows the rigours of the position. He was a top 15 goalie at one point too when he was with the Sharks.
I was leery of Jones. Be he's not as old as I expected (I thought he was 36, not 33), and with Samsonov self-imploding, it's time to roll with him until Woll gets back. They really have no choice. He's done well all things considered so far.
Not sure there is a worthwhile goaltending solution right now considering the cost it'd take. Unless Jones self-implodes as well, where Treliving is forced to do something, I don't want to see a move just for the sake of making a move.
I was leery of Jones. Be he's not as old as I expected (I thought he was 36, not 33), and with Samsonov self-imploding, it's time to roll with him until Woll gets back. They really have no choice. He's done well all things considered so far.
Not sure there is a worthwhile goaltending solution right now considering the cost it'd take. Unless Jones self-implodes as well, where Treliving is forced to do something, I don't want to see a move just for the sake of making a move.
HamiltonNHL
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Samsonov is done.
He lost the net to Woll last year when it mattered most.
If Keefe was reasonable, Woll would have started the playoffs
He lost the net to Woll last year when it mattered most.
If Keefe was reasonable, Woll would have started the playoffs
HolyCrap
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We didn’t lose because of goal tending tonight. You know that.
Oh we’re not bailing out the boys for taking their foot off da pedal but jones didnt help at all he definitely shares the blame
we lost at least a point because of it, that 3rd goal was pathetic.
Stop making excuses.
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keonsbitterness
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I liked what I have seen from Jones. But under no circumstances baring injuries should he be the starter
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HolyCrap
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I’m not making any excuses. What a stupid thing to say to me. He played decent. The team infront of him sucked. Goal tending has been a issue here for a long time. Tonight it wasn’t the biggest issue. Fml.
Any decent play he gave them tonight means NOTHING after that 3rd.
That's not a goal an NHL caliber goalie let's in.
