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Armchair GM Thread 2020-2021

Nah, go cheaper. And Keefe is committing the team to a defensive structure of all 5 players on ice.

Two year deal for Lundqvist. 41-41 split with Campbell (literally every other game) barring injury.
 
herman said:
Circle back later. Andersen is the best available keeper
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Dollar for skill wise yes. Best goalie(s) though, I would say Kuemper/Rask are at the top with Freddie, Markstrom just below.
 
herman said:
Nah, go cheaper. And Keefe is committing the team to a defensive structure of all 5 players on ice.

Two year deal for Lundqvist. 41-41 split with Campbell (literally every other game) barring injury.
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Leafs need a guy as good as Freddie or we might not make the playoffs. Can't cheap out at the most valuable position.
 
Leafs basically made the playoffs if the season didn?t pause with Andersen playing extremely ass and getting 1 win out of Hutch. We will be okay.
 
herman said:
Leafs basically made the playoffs if the season didn?t pause with Andersen playing extremely ass and getting 1 win out of Hutch. We will be okay.
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I'd rather not take that chance again lol. We're going to find out soon enough. Back to the Freddie for Hamilton..What do you think the Leafs would have to add to get it done? They want scoring. Johnsson, 1st????
 
https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2020/10/04/nhl-rumours-updates-on-alex-pietrangelo-dougie-hamilton-taylor-hall/

LeBrun on Dougie Hamilton?s status in Carolina:

He loves it in Carolina. He?s bounced around Boston and Calgary; he loves it in Carolina and has found his niche. He is the top dog there offensively on the backend. But he has a year left on his deal and he plays for an owner that doesn?t always open his wallet. Where they left things right now is that the Hurricanes do have interest in extending him, but both sides in that conversation have decided to let the market play out here over the next few weeks to see where guys like him fit with fresher comparables.

No one here has said this to me, but one of the comparables is going to be Alex Pietrangelo?s new contract.
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I do not think this is going to happen, but the more I think about it the more I am warming up to a 1 or 2 year deal for Lundqvist if he can be gotten under 2 mil.

I am just getting Belfour vibes from this potential situation. Belfour was the best goalie I have ever seen play for the leafs the first 2 years he was here.

Anyway. I am rambling now.
 
Joe S. said:
I do not think this is going to happen, but the more I think about it the more I am warming up to a 1 or 2 year deal for Lundqvist if he can be gotten under 2 mil.

I am just getting Belfour vibes from this potential situation. Belfour was the best goalie I have ever seen play for the leafs the first 2 years he was here.

Anyway. I am rambling now.
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Eddie was awesome. So technically sound. I'm leaning towards bringing Lundqvist in if we can parlay Freddie+ to get Hamilton or similar lol.
 
Joe S. said:
I do not think this is going to happen, but the more I think about it the more I am warming up to a 1 or 2 year deal for Lundqvist if he can be gotten under 2 mil.

I am just getting Belfour vibes from this potential situation. Belfour was the best goalie I have ever seen play for the leafs the first 2 years he was here.

Anyway. I am rambling now.
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The thing with Belfour is that he really only had one truly bad season before he joined the Leafs, and only a pair when he wasn't among the leaders in GSAA (goals saved above average) and GA% (Goals allowed relative to league average). For Lundqvist, we're looking at 4 straight seasons where he's been average or below in theses areas. I just don't see him having the brief renaissance Belfour did. The decline has been going for too long now.
 
bustaheims said:
Joe S. said:
I do not think this is going to happen, but the more I think about it the more I am warming up to a 1 or 2 year deal for Lundqvist if he can be gotten under 2 mil.

I am just getting Belfour vibes from this potential situation. Belfour was the best goalie I have ever seen play for the leafs the first 2 years he was here.

Anyway. I am rambling now.
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The thing with Belfour is that he really only had one truly bad season before he joined the Leafs, and only a pair when he wasn't among the leaders in GSAA (goals saved above average) and GA% (Goals allowed relative to league average). For Lundqvist, we're looking at 4 straight seasons where he's been average or below in theses areas. I just don't see him having the brief renaissance Belfour did. The decline has been going for too long now.
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Nah, he's just been unlucky.
 
Frank E said:
bustaheims said:
Joe S. said:
I do not think this is going to happen, but the more I think about it the more I am warming up to a 1 or 2 year deal for Lundqvist if he can be gotten under 2 mil.

I am just getting Belfour vibes from this potential situation. Belfour was the best goalie I have ever seen play for the leafs the first 2 years he was here.

Anyway. I am rambling now.
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The thing with Belfour is that he really only had one truly bad season before he joined the Leafs, and only a pair when he wasn't among the leaders in GSAA (goals saved above average) and GA% (Goals allowed relative to league average). For Lundqvist, we're looking at 4 straight seasons where he's been average or below in theses areas. I just don't see him having the brief renaissance Belfour did. The decline has been going for too long now.
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Nah, he's just been unlucky.
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Hahaha,yeah that's it. I think some of us hope with a new team, he could turn it around. I don't think we're really expecting Eddie 2.0 because that's not happening here. It would be a huge gamble on any team to take on The King.
 
https://twitter.com/ChartingHockey/status/1214197543111806977

Lundqvist's season only went off the rails once Shesterkin arrived and the Rangers had to carry 3 goalies. He only got 4 starts from that point on and had a .872 Sv% in 6 games. But prior to him being sidelined he was actually having that renaissance season.

No one's expecting him to be his Vezina self or even be a top-10 goalie, but the odds of him exceeding his value with something like a $2mil AAV seem pretty good to me. This guy isn't done. Whether it's with Toronto or not I think he'll be a fine option for a platoon system next season.
 
MSG scorers make it a bit (read: very) difficult to parse Lundqvist's true performance value. I still like him as an option if he deigns it worthwhile to play in Canada with many of his fellow countrymen.
https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1265650412423729152
 
https://twitter.com/HockeyStatsCZ/status/1313162032590598144
Unsubstantiated... a pretty effective depth defenseman/psychopath
 
I'll give that twitter account some credit... a quick scroll through their feed suggests that they don't often (or ever prior to this, at least based on how far I scrolled) post their own rumours/speculation. And the fact that it's a Czech based account at least paints a hypothetical connection to Gudas. The obvious problem here is that the Leafs aren't allowed to speak to let alone negotiate a contract with pending UFAs right now. Unless of course the Caps gave him/them permission to.
 
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