HFpapi
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Funny how the most consistently elite goaltenders always play for teams with good defensemen and defensively responsible forwards.You should probably ask Boston& Tampa what it does for your team& confidence when you are getting consistent elite goaltending.
Tampa just went to 3 Cup finals and Boston has been able to stay consistent high end team for the past 10+ years but sure those days are gone
Or Florida the last couple of years
I bet they are regretting having the goalies they have and have had..
Marner sure as heck hasn’t done anything to help the Leafs win in the playoffs, elite goaltender would be a massive confidence boost to that team
In the Chara/McAvoy-Bergeron-Marchand era Boston had 3 different goaltenders win the Vezina.
Leafs need their Chara or their Hedman more than their Rask or Vasilevskiy.
A lot of goalies can get the job done behind a strong D but no goalie can get the job done behind a weak D. (Except Hasek, he seemed to have no issues with it).
Also, I'm not even denying that good goaltending is important I'm saying the position is too volatile to be sure you're getting that when you trade a premium asset. If we are trading Marner we need to get the trade right. Goaltenders are the least predictable.