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I think you or someone else mentioned that before. If that were the case, where would you slot them in the 1st round?
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It could mean we get a lower pick. But I think it's a great idea. But look at how long it took San Jose, Ottawa, Atlanta and other expansion teams to get things looking respectable. I wonder if Quebec backs out.
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If there's an expansion draft next year, can the expansion team(s) draft this year? I guess they need longer to prepare for that. I think it would be interesting and cool if they could. It would give their prospects an extra year to develop.
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Gaudreau runs the play. Other than him and Monahan there is almost no offense. Sure, Backlund has started to get some points, but I am with a lot on the radio shows who say, where are these points when they matter most, and games are tougher.
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It's hard to say. I want a good goalie too. There doesn't seem to be much floating around out there right now. From what I am hearing, if the expansion draft goes next year, some extra goalies might be available through trades, just to get something for them. But who knows.
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I am using it as an example that .918 still wasn't getting the Leafs into the Playoffs. Granted we have a better team than Toronto, but our defensive lapses still open up a guy who can play. It's a matter of team make-up, system and defence as it's about getting a better goalie. I think Reimer could do worse here, but that's just me, as I think Babcock may coach defensive systems a bit more than Hartley.
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This is why I am not as optimistic as some. I know it's Toronto, but he had good numbers with them and still played at a near .500 record, but his numbers jump out on a good team. Are we that good team yet? I got the quote from Dave Hodge on TSN. His thumbs are up for Reimer. We are only how many points up on the Leafs?
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We have the same view on our goaltending then. I think it's a mix of both average goaltending and poor team defence. We still need to get a good goalie, but that good goalie will only get us to the point of sniffing a playoff birth. Someone was posting a few pages back about 30 less goals against puts us at how many more games won. Sure, numbers can be used, but they're not real in-game situations that are being considered. Like take last year for example, the team won despite horrendous possession numbers. Anyone would look at it and say, this team is not a playoff team. The in-game situation changed that as you can't account for what happens from game to game. But you still have to get better at having the puck and keeping it out of your end and ultimately out of your net.
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Deeds, we got lucky getting a 2nd rounder for Berra. You know that.
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That's what I fear. How many holes does Tampa have on their roster? What Drouin, I think is failing to see is, that there aren't a lot of holes where he can slot and get his ice time he wants, in comparison to guys like Monahan or even McInnon are getting on their respective teams. He's failing to see the process. Sure, I think Bishop can mask a few mistakes, but I still worry that the GAA and S% drop due to our teams roster. How much do they drop, I don't know.
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Let's go for Vasilevskiy then!
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A 2nd rounder.
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For me, I am very interested in seeing what Jankowski does. Perhaps it's my soft spot for the underdog, or the least liked player. It seems like fans are 50/50 on the player. I worry about trading him too soon. He has always displayed having some of the best skill at development camps. So I think there's something there. The untouchables are the core though. Monahan Gaudreau Giordano Brodie Hamilton Bennett
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I agree with you for the most part. But I think that Poirier and Shinkaruk could be had. At this time they're currency. Backlund could be a trade high candidate. But I am not very sure he'd be one Treliving would trade. I think the major untouchables are the ones you mentioned and Backlund could be the loose one that could be pried away.
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I am with you on this. I know it seems like I argue against having better goaltending. What I am actually saying is, the team can only improve so much with better goaltending that we're not necessarily in a playoff position. Other than having a good goalie, if we got one, our team is not very hard to play against in the defensive end. I fear that if we get Bishop, for say Bennett, our team makes him look bad. I fear the same about getting an Elliotte. But we will never know. I see Bishop as someone who is slightly worse than Crawford. And some on here believe Crawford is just average or above average. Sometimes the team makes the goalie better and sometimes the goalie makes the team better. I'd rather it somewhere in-between, and we're nowhere near the in-between when it comes to coverage and possession. Although closer than the year before.
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The one thing I think that makes it dangerous is the whole notion of, "if you win, you play." That can be troublesome because it can get into their head and worry too much about getting the next start. Goalies need confidence and that system can get in a goalies' head and affect how he plays.
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If we go that route, I want them to give a string of starts rather than alternate every game. Give 2-3 games in a row. I'd rather a goalie get on a roll than have them alternate losses. I think that's why Ramo's play improved. A starter can be okay in a loss and realize he is still getting the next game, whereas this year, each goalie wasn't that sure and I think that insecurity crept up into their games. That's all 3 goalies. So I think give both goalies 3 starts each. Or you can go: Goalie1. 3 games Goalie2. 2 games Goalie1. 2 games Goalie2. 3 games They get to play and not sit too long and maybe see what they have. But they know they get a next start after playing one game.
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I get what you're saying. But a good backup goalie gives his team a chance to win. I get the numbers and having a 2.00 GAA in about 5 of his losses should get him a few more wins, but the reality is, teams play different in front of their backups, and we aren't necessarily accounting for coaching changes where Hartley may have decided to be more defensive in the game which would hinder the output in offence. All I was saying is, his win-loss itself is a decent record for a backup. Another variable we aren't looking at is the fact that this record and GAA/S% is in a condensed sample size. If a starter stays healthy and Ortio is backup, his games will be more spread out and who knows what he will be like with sporadic starts.
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As a back up goalie that's not a terrible record. He also had somewhere between 3-5 games where he only let in 2 in losses. When we had Kipper, if our backup was able to do that, we would have had a rested Kipper and an extra 17 points.
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Signing Nakladal to a 2 year deal could be perfect. Being older, he can be a good 6/7 guy. Anderson probably needs 2 years in the AHL. Kylington could need 2 more to bulk up. Is Kulak ready? A one year could work if you think someone else is ready. Brodie, Hamilton Giordano, Jokkipakka Engelland, Wotherspoon Nakladal Of course pairings are up for change. Giordano and Brodie could end up back together.
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For me, Ortio has to have a big summer and come in ready. That seems to be what knocked him out of it last year. Could it have been the signing of Ramo, looking like they were going to go with Hiller and Ramo, maybe. But it's still up to Ortio to put in the work to improve and be ready in training camp. From what we've heard, he didn't really come in prepared and didn't have very good practice habits. The fact he refused a conditioning stint as well hurt his image, Hartely's perspective. I am surprised and wasn't an Ortio fan. If he can continue his play, I am willing to give him a chance. But he has to make sure he works for it this summer.
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For me, if we want Bennett to be a C, we need that right wing to play with him, if it ended up a RW or LW, that remains to be seen... But I think we need wingers to play with Bennett more than Monahan and Gaudreau needing someone.
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Yes, and I think outside variables as well aided in us making it too... The LAK and SJS both having off years. In all likelihood it gets even harder if teams like Arizona, Edmonton, and possibly Vancouver improve. Moving out the players that take up space is the hardest part in this whole thing. It's a shame really. We were in contract and cap hell, clearing space to only put ourselves back in it when the build wasn't even over.... This where we wish we could be GMs. I wouldn't have signed Stajan or Raymond. But anyway... We talked about them and all of the other signings. The good thing is BT signed them in his first year as GM. I just can't see enough of those bad contracts out to make significant difference, outside of getting a really good goalie. The goalie will allow us to compete so I agree there.
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Yes, and that's all I am saying and agree we NEED that goalie the most. But we have so much work in other areas that I can't see it vaulting us into the playoffs as much as, like I said earlier, probably get us around 5 points out. I am fine with it. I want more, but I think it's just reality and cautioning against the idea, not getting us ahead of ourselves. I am a realist. I think it's great the young guys are performing. I just see so many holes still and I think it's about an extra year away. Last year all we added was Hamilton, Frolik, Nakladal. We are seeing what the last guy can do now at the end. I also agree, when the team plays as five man units consistently, we are close. But we saw how hard that is to do in the NHL when other teams take us seriously. Which I don't think happened last year when we made the playoffs.
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I am still in the belief that with a starter we aren't a playoff team. We are just not built like the Ducks, Kings and even the Sharks yet. The Central is far too good right now too to be penciling us in any of the wildcard spots. There are too many holes. I am not saying don't get the starter, because we need one, and I want a great one too. But this team is far from where we want it to be. Far sound like a long ways to go, but I think it means we are 2-3 years away. We may have one or two more playoff misses before we get back on the track we thought we were on after last year's success. I am just trying to be a realist. If we are filling needs with home growns, then we still have to get those players developed to fill the important roles. With a goalie, we will be within 5 points striking distance but still miss, I think.
