Reimer is hurt! (again)
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4EVRLEAFAN
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Man Reimer just can't catch a break, he starts playing well and now can't stay healthy.
bustaheims
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sickbeast said:
Lost season? Hardly. While the details may not be going exactly as planned, this is the type of season the Leafs were expecting and precisely the kind they needed.
2badknees
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bustaheims said:
I'd go even farther and say this has been the absolute ideal type of season to date. The positive evidence is there of the coaching principles and accountabilit to both the players and the fans, they've been competitive most nights to the point where some players who might have been deemed unmovable last season have rebounded (bozak/phaneuf/lupul? etc), and they're positioned to draft well.
As someone who has wanted a complete rebuild since sundin left, this is almost the perfect scenario.
Kin
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Tough break but this is definitely one of the reasons why I had a hard time believing the idea that the Leafs could be competitive in the next year or two. The goaltending situation is a huge question mark. They've got nobody with the big club who's really proven they can be a legit #1 over the course of an entire season and no particularly highly rated prospects. I think it's a fairly long-odds bet that the goaltending solution of the future is already in the organization.
bustaheims
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Nik the Trik said:
That's probably true, but goalies are a strange breed. It's not unusual for unheralded prospects to become high quality goalies.
Kin
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bustaheims said:
It's not unheard of, no, but the failure rate of goalies drafted after, say, the third round is still probably pretty high(especially so for North American goalies).
Either way, what I think you'd agree is pretty unusual is for unheralded prospects to become high quality goalies quickly. Usually the sorts of guys you're talking about take until they're 24 or 25 and have a few seasons under their belt before they're legit #1's.
GhostofPotvin29
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Speaking of drafting goalies, this article was recently re-posted (was originally from 2008): http://nhlnumbers.com/2015/12/26/the-trouble-with-drafting-goalies
Just gotta wait for the next Thiessen/Scrivens/O'Connor.
Highlander
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Question: Why is the ice so bad at the AC Centre that Babs has to comment on it? Heck we are in Canada and the ice should be firm, so why isn't it?
bustaheims
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Highlander said:
The ACC is a multi-use facility. The ice gets taken out for basketball games, concerts, etc. If they have to get it ready again within less than 24 hours, it's not always going to freeze well enough. That's just the way it is.
Bullfrog
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Polak is the last thing the Pens need and Murray was the AHL rookie and goaltender of the year last year. Obviously not going to happen.
The Pens really need someone like Gardiner or even a Gunnarsson type. I agreed with Millen last night: the Pens' major weakness is the transition game from the defense. The forwards are often ready to break out but the defense (other than Letang) just aren't skilled enough to get the puck to them in the right position.
bustaheims
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Bullfrog said:
Yeah. There's a level of disorganization there, and the disconnect between the forwards and the D is definitely part of it. They should definitely be in the market for a puckmover more than anything else. Maybe we can convince them Marincin still has some upside? He put up decent numbers in junior and the AHL . . .
Or, you know, that Polak makes a really great first pass, and in return, they should take the conditions off their 1st rounder from this year and include their 2nd rounder next year . . .