Eklund: Is Leafs Real Problem in Goal? Voynov can not return this year... Buzz@1

Good, keep that POS out of the league.

No. The real problem is standing behind the bench looking stunned most games.

Absolutely, it's all about the poor goaltending.

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So Anderson is merely a capable back-up? The real solution is to find a #1 goalie.

Solid insight there!

The issue I believe is their goaltending, but I don't think they need a backup goalie...I think they have a backup...Andersen. What they don't have is a starter.
- Eklund

Yes.

Andersen isn't a starter? Have you ever even watched a Leaf game where he has played? Aside from one bad game he has been lights out (again).

Put down the bong or bottle, you've had too much.

Andersen is the only reason the Leafs aren't at the bottom of the league, he has hidden the massive defensive flaws on the Leafs.

Your take is as cold as the Leafs offense was vs Pittsburgh Sat pm.

Andersen isn't a starter? Have you ever even watched a Leaf game where he has played? Aside from one bad game he has been lights out (again).

Put down the bong or bottle, you've had too much.

Andersen is the only reason the Leafs aren't at the bottom of the league, he has hidden the massive defensive flaws on the Leafs.

Your take is as cold as the Leafs offense was vs Pittsburgh Sat pm.
- Cush29

Andersen is a 10-20 NHL starting goalie.
He's definitely not elite.

Eklund: Is Leafs Real Problem in Goal? Voynov can not return this year... Buzz@1
- Eklund

Ek, I agree.


nylander, kapanen and a 1st for b.elliot

Ek, I agree.


nylander, kapanen and a 1st for b.elliot
- Tumbleweed

Just pick up Schneider and watch the troubles melt away

Andersen is a 10-20 NHL starting goalie.
He's definitely not elite.
- MaximusAurelius

10-20 of a 30 team league? So it he 10th best or 20th?

There is a pretty big difference.

I'd argue he is elite based on the # of shots he has seen in the past 2-3 years, the quality of the scoring chances he has faced and how he has performed. He routinely sees in excess of 35 shots per game and many of those are good quality chances, not shots from the perimeter.

Now if you want to say he hasn't been able to shut the door in game 7's when they needed him too I'd agree with you, but his team doesn't help him much at all.

Just my admittedly biased opinion as a Leaf fan AND a goalie.

Kasperi Kapanen for James Reimer let's do it

Alexander Georgiev and a 4th rounder for Nylander.

Well Ek, you’ve shown once again that you don’t know much about hockey.

Andersen a back up? In what world?

Eklund: Is Leafs Real Problem in Goal? Voynov can not return this year... Buzz@1
- Eklund

So I was watching the Rimouski game the other day and you wouldn't believe it but they showed a squirrel water skiing during the first intermission. Makes you wonder where you'd even get a water ski that size. Anyway so it got me thinking, if we can teach a squirrel to water ski why can't babs teach the team to play defense without destroying their offense at the same time given the talent on the team?

What do we do about the cap hit???

Georgiev + 4th round for a number 1 pick or straight up for a 2nd round pick

Crawford for Kapanen and Dermott

Sorry Ek, your assessment of Andersen is waaaay out to lunch! No he may be not elite but if it wasn't for him, the Leafs would be in 30-31st place right now. This guy has routinely the last few years faced upwards of 35-40 odd shots a night, of course he's going to wilt here and there. The problem is a warm butter soft team defensive system that routinely hangs there tenders out to dry almost every night. Andersen has been the MVP of this team since his arrival. If he goes down with a major injury, then you'll truly see how bad this team defends...and they're atrocious right now!

So I was watching the Rimouski game the other day and you wouldn't believe it but they showed a squirrel water skiing during the first intermission. Makes you wonder where you'd even get a water ski that size. Anyway so it got me thinking, if we can teach a squirrel to water ski why can't babs teach the team to play defense without destroying their offense at the same time given the talent on the team?
-daeth

Because it be quicker to teach squirrels to play hockey

What do we do about the cap hit???
- patersonnick46

Cap limit is just a myth, just like the world being round. If you cant see it, it doesnt exist