Confirmed Trade: [TOR/ANA] Bernier to Anaheim for conditional 2017 pick
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uncleben
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SprDaVE
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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?
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
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Bernier has mental lapses here and there, otherwise he's an above average starter, especially with him playing in front of that Anaheim defence.
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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.
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.
I hope Bernier has wonderful success in Anaheim and thank him for his time in a leaf uniform.
go4hockey
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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.
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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.
Bernier trade was a cap dump.
Hope he does well in ANA; but he was never going to get another shot here.
Vipers31
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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
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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")
DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
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jasonleaffan
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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
Vipers31
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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.
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Effortless sexy.
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.
Good trade for the Leafs, should be funny seeing Carlyle, Nonis and Bernier together again, haha.
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.
He's not a newbie and has already had plenty of opportunities to demonstrate his potential.
Vipers31
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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.
