I don't disagree however some of the best goalies in recent memory played 65+ games a season routinely.... Brodeur, Belfour, Roy, Luongo, Lundqvist, etc.

Some guys just do better with heavy workloads... is Andersen one of them? That's the question.

(Please know I'm not pegging Andersen as a future HoF-er, he has a lot to prove before that is even a whisper)
- Dozzer

*fixed

*fixed
- 21peter

King of the No Cup Kingdom

King of the No Cup Kingdom
- Steven_Seagull

That's accurate

That's accurate
- 21peter

Sundin

I don't disagree however some of the best goalies in recent memory played 65+ games a season routinely.... Brodeur, Belfour, Roy, Luongo, etc.

Some guys just do better with heavy workloads... is Andersen one of them? That's the question.

(Please know I'm not pegging Andersen as a future HoF-er, he has a lot to prove before that is even a whisper)
- Dozzer

How many of those guys won cups in seasons where they played 65+?

Sundin
- Steven_Seagull

andreas johnsson has been surprisingly disappointing so far. still early though
- daeth

Yeah him and kapanen have been disappointing.

Gardiner is just so frustrating. He is like Kaberle 2.0. Soft as hell in front of the net and while he does get his points how many does he cost us at the same damn time?! I really hope we don't overpay to keep him.

Up front Engvall with his size has shown enough have to think he is pushing himself into consideration especially with others being a bit underwhelming so far.

Defence I think Oz and Rosen have really pushed themselves, as has CyBorg honestly. Dermott was meh before getting hurt and not sure Holl has done enough either to really outdo the other 3 at this point. Going to be a very interesting race to see who can claim the spots, at least out of the gate.

Goaltending I think the hope was Sparks was going to take McBackup's job but he just hasn't done enough and that last game was a stinker. Pickard has looked pretty good and steady, and McBackup doesn't look like he has fallen off in the least. Sparks also is going to have a bit of trade value so thinking he likely is the odd man out at this point.
- Roadrunner75

This will be Gardiner's last season as a Leaf.

- 21peter

Beast mode.

all the time

How many of those guys won cups in seasons where they played 65+?
- Feeling Glucky?

Like I care enough to look that up lol

How many of those guys won cups in seasons where they played 65+?
- Feeling Glucky?

How many goalies win cups at all?

*fixed
- 21peter

and the king cries

and the king cries
- Dozzer

yup

- 21peter

I wasn’t alive when he played...

I wasn’t alive when he played...
- Steven_Seagull

Beast Mode was named after him.

yup
- 21peter

*new York wins cup*

*lundqvist shatters hip jumping for joy*

I wasn’t alive when he played...
- Steven_Seagull

I met him, here in Belleville, when the Leafs had training camp, in 1984. Him, and Walt Poddubny came out after practice and spent about 20 minutes chatting with my Friend, his the two young sons and myself. Great humility.

*new York wins cup*

*lundqvist shatters hip jumping for joy*
- Dozzer

that's pure evil

that's pure evil
- 21peter

I think him and Kap both came into preseason thinking they had their spots locked down.

If they don’t show more, they might not get into the lineup until some injuries open up spots... seems like Leivo and Ennis are ahead of them.

Brown hasn’t been much either... but they’re not sending him down.

If Ennis keeps on working well with Matthews, I could see Nylander starting on the 3rd with Kadri. The two have been good together in the past, and it’d give the Leafs more depth.


Hyman-Tavares-Marner
Marleau-Matthews-Ennis
Leivo-Kadri-Nylander
Johnsson/Kapanen-Lindholm-Brown

Can Kap play on the left?
- Feeling Glucky?

Is this a joke?

He's dogpoop.

I wasn’t alive when he played...
- Steven_Seagull

If I would have it my way...

If I would have it my way...

- 21peter

You'd think Darwins law would have taken care of such an idiot species by now..

You'd think Darwins law would have taken care of such an idiot species by now..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

that, or that Murphy's law would likely kick in sooooooon...

that, or that Murphy's law would likely kick in sooooooon...
- 21peter

With Doug Ford running Ontario, i wouldn't be surprised if he legalized seagull hunting just to please all the hicks who voted for him.. So, watch out gullsie

With Doug Ford running Ontario, i wouldn't be surprised if he legalized seagull hunting just to please all the hicks who voted for him.. So, watch out gullsie
- Arctic_AARDVARK

that's not a bad idea