Confirmed Trade: [TOR/ANA] Bernier to Anaheim for conditional 2017 pick

[kducks]

Change of scenery will probably help Bernier. I'm okay with the signing, just wish we still had Freddie instead.

 

[uncleben]

Do the leafs need a backup now?

lol, yeah......

 

[SprDaVE]

Shame he was never recognized for his talents in toronto ontario. He was the best goalie you guys had but was just never given the chance. This is a fantastic move by Anaheim and I'm sure he'll end up being the starter and put up great numbers there. And hey, maybe toronto ontario will be able to sign Russel to a long term mega dollars deal now?!

Never given the chance? Are you serious?

He was given the job on a platter and couldn't stop a beachball or kept getting injured. He couldn't even keep the net when the Leafs traded Reimer away and Sparks was the 'back up'.

Why do people make things up?

 

[RoadWarrior]

Shame he was never recognized for his talents in toronto ontario. He was the best goalie you guys had but was just never given the chance. This is a fantastic move by Anaheim and I'm sure he'll end up being the starter and put up great numbers there. And hey, maybe toronto ontario will be able to sign Russel to a long term mega dollars deal now?!

Bernier lacks the mental toughness to be a #1. He's a talented guy who is very sound technically but his mind just wanders during games and he can't stay focused. He also appeared to suffer from depression at times.

I would imagine that they'll add another d man before the start of the season. Russell is a possibility.

Jimmy Vesey is a possibility up front.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Bernier has mental lapses here and there, otherwise he's an above average starter, especially with him playing in front of that Anaheim defence.

 

[gamer1035]

When he puts up better numbers it will be funny.

Are Leafs going for another tank? Garrett Sparks becomes #1 at 40 game mark, I predict

That would be an ideal scenario and would allow us to have a perennial contending core if we drafted the top #1 RD in next years draft.

 

[Batrous]

I'm sadden in a way by this move. Bernier did not have a good year last year especially at the start. I was hoping the leafs would give him an opportunity to at least pay the role of a backup. Unfortunately it didn't work out.

I hope Bernier has wonderful success in Anaheim and thank him for his time in a leaf uniform.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

The ****, we are still getting a backup? Why not just have Bernier as a backup?

$$$$

 

[Billerdzzz]

Because he sucks and he's expensive.

There's no question he was going to be traded once the Leafs acquired Andersen. Look at the team Bernier had in front of him though. He could very well rebound in Anaheim, CA.

 

[go4hockey]

He's probably happier about this than you are.

Well yea now he will be on a team that knows how to play defense instead of being put on the firing line each night.

 

[mashedpotato]

This isn't a surprise - Babcock's not a fan of the 1AB tandem system; and he just expects whomever is in there to stop pucks. Anderson is good fit because he's a better goalie than Bernier which left Bernier as an unused option.

Bernier trade was a cap dump.

Hope he does well in ANA; but he was never going to get another shot here.

 

[Vipers31]

Man, I'm suddenly getting a bit scared for Freddie, given the overreaction of some Leafs fans to Bernier's mental lapses, because that has been the one noteworthy drawback of Andersen, himself. He's obviously never had it to the degree Bernier had for the first half of last season, but if some fans think that was a constant with Bernier before and after that timeframe, those people might be hard to please for Freddie.

 

[uncleben]

Never given the chance? Are you serious?

He was given the job on a platter and couldn't stop a beachball or kept getting injured. He couldn't even keep the net when the Leafs traded Reimer away and Sparks was the 'back up'.

Why do people make things up?

Why are you making things up?

Bernier played great down the stretch.

Sparks kept getting the nod to "get experience" (read: "so we could lose more")

 

[Steve]

i still think bernier has potential. Good trade for Anaheim as it's probably a mid round pick

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Now where do we put Pavelec

 

[Slush]

I think Bernier will be much better in Anaheim with a much better team in front of him.

 

[jasonleaffan]

Shame he was never recognized for his talents in toronto ontario. He was the best goalie you guys had but was just never given the chance. This is a fantastic move by Anaheim and I'm sure he'll end up being the starter and put up great numbers there. And hey, maybe toronto ontario will be able to sign Russel to a long term mega dollars deal now?!

You know you can just refer to this city as Toronto? No need to say Ontario behind it.

Just a tip from a guy who lives in the junction triangle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America, Earth

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Bernier's value in this thread has sky rocketed since he is no longer a leaf....

 

[Vipers31]

Never given the chance? Are you serious?

He was given the job on a platter and couldn't stop a beachball or kept getting injured. He couldn't even keep the net when the Leafs traded Reimer away and Sparks was the 'back up'.

Why do people make things up?

I suppose he couldn't "keep the net" because his .920 SV% in the 2nd half of the season was interfering with the tank and Sparks was the better strategic choice with that goal in mind.

 

[SprDaVE]

Bernier's value in this thread has sky rocketed since he is no longer a leaf....

Just like Reimer... weird how that works.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Having LouLam on your team is so unfair, it's like what needs to happen, Lou makes happen.

Good trade for the Leafs, should be funny seeing Carlyle, Nonis and Bernier together again, haha.

 

[RoadWarrior]

I think Bernier will be much better in Anaheim with a much better team in front of him.

Bernier was much better in games where he faced a lot of rubber.

He loses focus if he's not busy. He'll probably be worse in Anaheim.

 

[Ciao]

i still think bernier has potential. Good trade for Anaheim as it's probably a mid round pick

He's not a newbie and has already had plenty of opportunities to demonstrate his potential.

 

[Vipers31]

Bernier's value in this thread has sky rocketed since he is no longer a leaf....

It really hasn't. Large portions of the Leafs fanbase just had their heads huddled together and repeated how bad they think Bernier is for so long that they lost touch with the perception of the rest of the world.

 

[s7ark]

I thought the Ducks had an internal cap. 9.1 left with Lindholm and Rakell to sign. Plus rounding out the rest of their roster