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Post by MrHulot on Jan 4, 2024 1:21:40 GMT
They put Samsonov on waivers, but declared that he won't play in the AHL, but he's going to work with Toronto Marlies goaltending coach Hannu Toivonen (now, where have I heard this name before?).
If you want to explain the term "incompetence" to an alien from another planet, you only need to show it/her/him a picture of the Maple Leafs logo. Back in the day, everybody used to blame it on "Pal Hal" and his notorious stinginess. Seems like maybe he wasn't that bad after all... Right, and how bout the Leafs showing some mild desperation as they are going to play Martin Jones on a back-to-back because they actually got a shutout and don't even trust their current 2nd goalie....this is some real issues with leadership Too bad the Leafs don't have enough cap space to make a trade for a "franchise goalie", like, say, our old "friend" Psycho Binnington in St. Louis. Wouldn't it be great if Leafs GM "Easy Living" brought the Ontario boy home?
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Post by dannycater on Jan 4, 2024 1:27:20 GMT
Right, and how bout the Leafs showing some mild desperation as they are going to play Martin Jones on a back-to-back because they actually got a shutout and don't even trust their current 2nd goalie....this is some real issues with leadership Too bad the Leafs don't have enough cap space to make a trade for a "franchise goalie", like, say, our old "friend" Psycho Binnington in St. Louis. Wouldn't it be great if Leafs GM "Easy Living" brought the Ontario boy home?Honestly, it's crazy how good the B's have it in the goaltending department compared to everyone else it seems...even the "3rd" goalie in the minors probably could start for a number of teams RIGHT NOW.
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Post by bookboy007 on Jan 4, 2024 19:13:29 GMT
Too bad the Leafs don't have enough cap space to make a trade for a "franchise goalie", like, say, our old "friend" Psycho Binnington in St. Louis. Wouldn't it be great if Leafs GM "Easy Living" brought the Ontario boy home? Honestly, it's crazy how good the B's have it in the goaltending department compared to everyone else it seems...even the "3rd" goalie in the minors probably could start for a number of teams RIGHT NOW. So there's a question. If that's true, and Bussi could indeed start in the NHL right now, why aren't we having the same argument about moving Bussi to improve the NHL roster as we've had about making a choice btw Swayman and Ullmark? I suppose one answer to that is the salary cap - even if they could trade Bussi to Detroit for Dylan Larkin (no, I don't think this is a possibility in any world), they don't have the Cap space. Sure...but so what? You make the space. Difficult to make enough for a Larkin, but what if you're getting a C, what if you dealt Coyle and Bussi for said C from one of the goalie deprived teams? Get them to retain a bit to even it out. Throw in a fourth rounder. Bingo. 32 Idiots were talking about goalies and I had to think of shupe. Apparently one GM or former GM said that NHL goalies are equivalent to NFL QBs. There are only about 8-10 guys who are fully fledged. There are a group of guys who fit in the right circumstances, but you never know what you're going to get. And then there are a ton of guys who teams are just praying will find lightning. The point was that when you have goaltending, you need to make hay to take advantage of it because you never know when it might go away again or how long it will take to find it again. And that begs the question - why aren't they paid the most then? It's a super rare commodity. When you have it, why don't you lock it up? Why don't the goalies hold out for more when their deals are up? Made me crazy happy that the Bruins have two guys that about 15 other teams would kill to have and another 5 or 6 would trade their starter straight up in a heartbeat.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jan 4, 2024 19:36:33 GMT
Honestly, it's crazy how good the B's have it in the goaltending department compared to everyone else it seems...even the "3rd" goalie in the minors probably could start for a number of teams RIGHT NOW. So there's a question. If that's true, and Bussi could indeed start in the NHL right now, why aren't we having the same argument about moving Bussi to improve the NHL roster as we've had about making a choice btw Swayman and Ullmark? I suppose one answer to that is the salary cap - even if they could trade Bussi to Detroit for Dylan Larkin (no, I don't think this is a possibility in any world), they don't have the Cap space. Sure...but so what? You make the space. Difficult to make enough for a Larkin, but what if you're getting a C, what if you dealt Coyle and Bussi for said C from one of the goalie deprived teams? Get them to retain a bit to even it out. Throw in a fourth rounder. Bingo. 32 Idiots were talking about goalies and I had to think of shupe. Apparently one GM or former GM said that NHL goalies are equivalent to NFL QBs. There are only about 8-10 guys who are fully fledged. There are a group of guys who fit in the right circumstances, but you never know what you're going to get. And then there are a ton of guys who teams are just praying will find lightning. The point was that when you have goaltending, you need to make hay to take advantage of it because you never know when it might go away again or how long it will take to find it again. And that begs the question - why aren't they paid the most then? It's a super rare commodity. When you have it, why don't you lock it up? Why don't the goalies hold out for more when their deals are up? Made me crazy happy that the Bruins have two guys that about 15 other teams would kill to have and another 5 or 6 would trade their starter straight up in a heartbeat. I think it's as simple as the B's brass prefers to keep them both through this season at least. It appears that next summer if they decide to trade one of the two then Bussi would appear to be the backup. It isn't like the B's are thinking about going all in this year like last season, winning games this year has been due to team D and outstanding goaltending, it's working. There haven't been many B's games where they're blowing any team out, a matter of fact they usually win by 1 or 2 gls, i guess last games 4-1 victory was their first "blowout". This summer Ullmark will have 1 yr left on his deal with a 15 team no trade list, there will be multiple takers and Swayman has no trade protection. Next summer could be a doozy for the B's, lots of cap room and a #1 goalie to trade which should bring back a good return.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jan 4, 2024 19:38:55 GMT
The two Wildcard spots are currently held by two teams from the Metro, Flyers & Capitals with the Devils and Pens 2 pts back of them. All those teams have played less games than the Bolts and Wings so if i was making a prediction right now i would say that for TB and Detroit to get into the playoffs they will have to finish top 3 in the Atlantic. For this to happen you would have to see one of the B's Panthers and LeRfs fall out, possible i guess.What's Andrew Hammond doing these days? Working at McDonalds...hahahahaha, i'm here all week! That Hammond run was a once in 100 year deal, flukey bastards, the Sens of course flamed out in the 1st round.
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Post by dannycater on Jan 4, 2024 21:45:40 GMT
So there's a question. If that's true, and Bussi could indeed start in the NHL right now, why aren't we having the same argument about moving Bussi to improve the NHL roster as we've had about making a choice btw Swayman and Ullmark? I suppose one answer to that is the salary cap - even if they could trade Bussi to Detroit for Dylan Larkin (no, I don't think this is a possibility in any world), they don't have the Cap space. Sure...but so what? You make the space. Difficult to make enough for a Larkin, but what if you're getting a C, what if you dealt Coyle and Bussi for said C from one of the goalie deprived teams? Get them to retain a bit to even it out. Throw in a fourth rounder. Bingo. 32 Idiots were talking about goalies and I had to think of shupe. Apparently one GM or former GM said that NHL goalies are equivalent to NFL QBs. There are only about 8-10 guys who are fully fledged. There are a group of guys who fit in the right circumstances, but you never know what you're going to get. And then there are a ton of guys who teams are just praying will find lightning. The point was that when you have goaltending, you need to make hay to take advantage of it because you never know when it might go away again or how long it will take to find it again. And that begs the question - why aren't they paid the most then? It's a super rare commodity. When you have it, why don't you lock it up? Why don't the goalies hold out for more when their deals are up? Made me crazy happy that the Bruins have two guys that about 15 other teams would kill to have and another 5 or 6 would trade their starter straight up in a heartbeat. I think it's as simple as the B's brass prefers to keep them both through this season at least. It appears that next summer if they decide to trade one of the two then Bussi would appear to be the backup. It isn't like the B's are thinking about going all in this year like last season, winning games this year has been due to team D and outstanding goaltending, it's working. There haven't been many B's games where they're blowing any team out, a matter of fact they usually win by 1 or 2 gls, i guess last games 4-1 victory was their first "blowout". This summer Ullmark will have 1 yr left on his deal with a 15 team no trade list, there will be multiple takers and Swayman has no trade protection. Next summer could be a doozy for the B's, lots of cap room and a #1 goalie to trade which should bring back a good return. that's the truth...Bussi is not "trade bait" as he's likely the future. Ullmark and Swayman, too good to keep both with Cap, and one has to go...To me, it's really a lot to do with playoffs. Whomever steps up (heck, it could be both, it could be one or the other, who knows)...something will allow B's to finally pick between Huggie Bear #1 and Huggie Bear #2...enjoy this 23-24 run...it's the last I think with both.
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