Confirmed with Link: TOR sign G Petr Mrazek to 3 year deal, 3.8M AAV

[DavePoulin4PM]

He's almost certainly a huge upgrade on what Freddy gave us last year.

One year doesn’t mean that Freddie is washed up

 

[zeke]

One year doesn’t mean that Freddie is washed up

Maybe maybe not.

But his .895 was the weakest spot on the team last year, and the most in need of an upgrade.

 

[stonec]

Bot the Leafs and Canes are decent defensively so this is an obvious upgrade just looking at the numbers.

Last year:

Shots Against/60:
Andersen: 28.27
Mrazek: 26.65

Expected Goals/60:
Andersen: 2.31
Mrazek: 2.59

GAA:
Andersen: 2.96
Mrazek: 2.06

Save%:
Andersen: .895 (one of the worst in the league)
Mrazek: .923 (one of the better in the league)


Mrazek has some shady injury history but Freddie has a bit of that history too and is older.

Solid deal, especially considering what Andersen got. On paper one of the biggest upgrades any team has made so far but lets wait to see how it plays out. Was sick of waiting for Andersen to "bounce back" or whatever anyways. GL to him though.

Last year Mrazek played 12 games, which is a very small sample size. His run in the playoffs wasn't impressive and he also looked insecure in the 2020 playoffs.

Having followed Carolina, I think Mrazek had his only longer run with solid numbers in 2018-2019. That year Carolina's defense wasn't comparable to Toronto, it was arguably the best defense in the league. Hamilton, Slavin, Faulk, Pesce and de Haan as the top five would rank fine against any other team.

The feeling I have of Mrazek is that he can have great runs when he gets into his momentum, but when things don't go his way, he overplays and looks inconsistent. The pressure in Toronto won't help him as I feel he already struggled under the playoff pressure in Canes. I don't think he will be another Toskala and I hope for the best, but I would have more faith in Andersen looking at the numbers over a longer period than last season.

 

[NHL WAR]

In recent years? Mrazek has been much better. The biggest concern for Mrazek is staying healthy. That year in Philly was awful for him and that Philly team was awful where had a .890 and 3.22 GAA 4 years ago.

Last 3 years

.914% and 2.38 GAA -- Mrazek

.906% and 2.80 GAA -- Reimer

.908% and 3.03 GAA -- Bernier

Bernier is the only one that played on an awful team and still did pretty solid.

In the 5 seasons before this one (where Mrazek was admittedly better but in a limited sample size), Mrazek had a better save percentage than Reimer only once (2018-19). Even that year Mrazek barely outperformed his tandem mate McElhinney

Definitely could've done worse, but looking at some other deals this feels like an over committment

 

[Macallan18]

He obviously didn't like what he saw with the team. Maybe he wanted the sunshine again, I don't know. I assume winning a round or two could have helped.

I'm starting to think that an entitled player or two on this roster is going to push away hard nosed winners. What a disaster it will be if this franchise is dragged back because of loyalty to the wrong breed of player.

Ha ha ha or maybe he and his family would rather live in Florida ? I know I would.

 

[SprDaVE]

In the 5 seasons before this one (where Mrazek was admittedly better but in a limited sample size), Mrazek had a better save percentage than Reimer only once (2018-19). Even that year Mrazek barely outperformed his tandem mate McElhinney

Definitely could've done worse, but looking at some other deals this feels like an over committment

1 year more than Andersen and Bernier, same term as Driedger, 2 years less than Grubauer. Seems pretty fair considering the AAV is the lower than 4M.

 

[Donnie740]

This is insurance for Campbell. Not hard to figure out.

That’s a ridiculously expensive insurance policy.

 

[Zybalto]

Last year Mrazek played 12 games, which is a very small sample size. His run in the playoffs wasn't impressive and he also looked insecure in the 2020 playoffs.

Having followed Carolina, I think Mrazek had his only longer run with solid numbers in 2018-2019. That year Carolina's defense wasn't comparable to Toronto, it was arguably the best defense in the league. Hamilton, Slavin, Faulk, Pesce and de Haan as the top five would rank fine against any other team.

The feeling I have of Mrazek is that he can have great runs when he gets into his momentum, but when things don't go his way, he overplays and looks inconsistent. The pressure in Toronto won't help him as I feel he already struggled under the playoff pressure in Canes. I don't think he will be another Toskala and I hope for the best, but I would have more faith in Andersen looking at the numbers over a longer period than last season.

The problem with Andersen was that shots were going right through him last year and his play had been declining since early 2019.

I understand Mrazek only played 12 games last year but Andersen just burned all his chances up.

.917 ---> .909 ---> .895

...all while Toronto's D had tightened up considerably since the old run and gun stretch pass days of Babcocks system.

Maybe a change of scenery is just what he needs though. He was certainly the teams MVP the first 3 years he was here.

 

[NHL WAR]

1 year more than Andersen and Bernier, same term as Driedger, 2 years less than Grubauer. Seems pretty fair considering the AAV is the lower than 4M.

Yeah it's a pretty fair deal in a vacuum, personally I just wish the Leafs allocated their dollars differently. Only catching up on the deals now, but at first glance a Haula/ Bonino + Reimer/ Raanta/ Halak seems better than Mrazek+ league min forward

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

campbell will be back up

 

[mulefarm]

campbell will be back up

We have 2 backups

 

[Puckstuff]

They could have got Grubauer for an extra 2.1 million per year. Are we really going to sign an impactful forward for 2 million? No probably not. Mrazek doesn't provide me a whole of confidence tbh.

 

[cyris]

1 year more than Andersen and Bernier, same term as Driedger, 2 years less than Grubauer. Seems pretty fair considering the AAV is the lower than 4M.

3 of those 4 are better than Mrazek.
You don’t give term to below average players. The fact that other teams also gave goalies term doesn’t mean you should with a poor one

 

[Phion Keneuf]

We have 2 backups

Or two starters

 

[TMLAM34]

I’m fine with a Mrazek - Campbell tandem. There’s just a ton of holes elsewhere throughout the lineup.

 

[SprDaVE]

3 of those 4 are better than Mrazek.
You don’t give term to below average players. The fact that other teams also gave goalies term doesn’t mean you should with a poor one

He's an average starter and got paid like one. Less than both Andersen and Bernier for better numbers but 1 more year. It's fine. I don't understand the problem.

 

[Maple Leaf]

I’m fine with a Mrazek - Campbell tandem. There’s just a ton of holes elsewhere throughout the lineup.

Biggest hole is we have no goalie

 

[Sniper99]

He's an average starter and got paid like one. Less than both Andersen and Bernier for better numbers but 1 more year. It's fine. I don't understand the problem.

just a few overreactions. Was expecting Dubas to sign Mrazek to an extra million and change instead of what Mrazek actually got. Its a good deal.

 

[crump]

Shrinking supply of goalies now. Dubas did ok on this one. Shaking my head at Bernier’s contract.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Biggest hole is we have no goalie

You're a Habs fan. Huge insult to Price.

 

[cyris]

He's an average starter and got paid like one. Less than both Andersen and Bernier for better numbers but 1 more year. It's fine. I don't understand the problem.

He is a below average starter. His save% over the last 5 years is around .905 behind one of the best D cores in the league. And they gave him term.
I don’t know why people keep pointing out Andersen, yeah that was a bad deal too. That doesn’t mean you should sign a bad contract.
Now when Jack comes up for a new deal next year we will have to pay him more than Mrazek and have 8-9M tied up in average goaltending or we lose Jack and have an injury prone bottom 10 starter in the league

 

[Aus34Matt]

Nice attempt.

He's the best option below $4 million.

What, Dubas can't afford anyone above 4M? Oh wait.

 

[Maple Leaf]

You're a Habs fan. Huge insult to Price.

No I just like Mrs Price

 

[SprDaVE]

He is a below average starter. His save% over the last 5 years is around .905 behind one of the best D cores in the league. And they gave him term.
I don’t know why people keep pointing out Andersen, yeah that was a bad deal too. That doesn’t mean you should sign a bad contract.
Now when Jack comes up for a new deal next year we will have to pay him more than Mrazek and have 8-9M tied up in average goaltending or we lose Jack and have an injury prone bottom 10 starter in the league

I can hint as to why it's .905%. Go with a 3 year, and it jumps to .914%. That one year in Philly 4 years ago was awful for both him and the team. The rest of the years he's a pretty average to good starter.

I am not sure what will happen in a years time but maybe Campbell is re-signed, maybe Mrazek is traded, maybe both are kept... But right now, it's a pretty fair deal.

We needed a goaltender we got one.

 

[cipher]

lol the new guy gets context but when people bash Fred about last season his injuries don't exist.

Mrazek will get a clean and fair slate from me but our goaltending is worse compared to prime Fred days, and non-prime Fred still has better playoff performances than Mrazek. He gave us a chance to win both the bruins and jackets series. I wonder what Canes could have done with 18/19 and 19/20 playoff Fred over Mrazek.

This is our first time in 6 years being in the Atlantic without a prime Fred. It's worrisome. Mrazek seems promising but he's never done anything to make this worry go away.

What kind of nonsense is this? We haven't had prime Fred since 2018. Freddy has been terrible for 2 years straight, his numbers have him near the bottom 20% in goaltenders.

How are there Leaf fans who still think 2016-2018 Freddy plays here? I wouldn't have had him back at 1M/year.