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Bernier traded to Anaheim

Sarge said:
Just saying I'm sure they know that and it'll all unfold before us in the coming weeks. Sometimes I feel Leaf fans are guilty sometimes of manufacturing problems that don't actually exist.
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Well, until the solution unfolds, it is a problem that does actually exist. I don't think anyone is stressed out about it or anything like that, but it's an issue the team needs to deal with, and, as such, it's worth following.
 
Being aware of the cap situation seems pretty elementary regardless of what word you want to use to describe it.
 
Well sure, for us fans who don't actually have the plan of attack in front of us, it sure is worth following and it's all part of the fun of fandom. I'm sure though  it's only a "problem" for us because the Leafs solution just hasn't presented itself yet.
 
Man, Bernier's first season with the Leafs, he looked like he might be the answer. Those flashy glove saves, great rebound control ... then it all seemed to fall apart. He was a shell of that goalie for most of last season.
 
It just feels to me that whatever "problems" the Leafs had with the cap going into this offseason seemed like ones with relatively simple solutions. Maybe it's a product of the good work this group has done in regards to the cap but it's been nothing more than a thing to just look at as opposed to worry about.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Sarge said:
Scrivens? (runs away.)
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I literally was going to post that too.  And why not?  None of those goalies is anything other than a stopgap.
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Back-ups by their nature are largely impermanent. The why not is that Scrivens is coming off two terrible seasons while there are options coming off of ok to good seasons. I think for a decision like that asking "why" is probably the priority and "because he used to play here" isn't much.
 
This seems like an odd move.  Just have to wait and see if the cap savings is used on anything else.  Otherwise why not ride the year out and see how things go.  Whether that means being able to trade him or simply letting him walk next summer. 

My guess for backup: Lindback.
 
No Sparks for backup?

Any any idea what the condition is? Going to make a big difference if there is a 1st round pick on the line vs a 7th round pick.
 
Peter D. said:
This seems like an odd move.  Just have to wait and see if the cap savings is used on anything else.  Otherwise why not ride the year out and see how things go.  Whether that means being able to trade him or simply letting him walk next summer. 

My guess for backup: Lindback.
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I kind of don't want them to use up any more cap space.

I was all for using it to spend on something elite like Stamkos, but I don't think this team needs anymore $3mil guys playing 15 mins a game.
 
Bill_Berg said:
No Sparks for backup?

Any any idea what the condition is? Going to make a big difference if there is a 1st round pick on the line vs a 7th round pick.
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I think it's pretty safe to say it's towards the latter end of that.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Significantly Insignificant said:
This has been a weird offseason, bordering on disappointing.
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Remove Matthews from the equation and I agree.
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Yeah, I guess from my standpoint Matthews was a no-brainer.  Everything that has gone on around that no-brainer move has been counter intuitive to what they did last year.  This offseason seems to have less of a direction than last year, and almost feels like they are spinning their wheels, which isn't horrible because they are bad, but it also doesn't feel like they are trying to build toward a better future.
 
Significantly Insignificant said:
Yeah, I guess from my standpoint Matthews was a no-brainer.  Everything that has gone on around that no-brainer move has been counter intuitive to what they did last year.  This offseason seems to have less of a direction than last year, and almost feels like they are spinning their wheels, which isn't horrible because they are bad, but it also doesn't feel like they are trying to build toward a better future.
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No, I agree completely. I'm not saying I give them any particular credit for Matthews(outside of doing their best to get the best lottery odds).

You're right though. It doesn't seem like they've really embraced any particular direction. The rumours of them being in on Russell, the not trading any big pieces, the head scratching draft strategy. Obviously this could all change in the weeks ahead but this seems like a policy of moderation at a time where the only thing that accomplishes is dragging out whatever the end goal is.
 
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