Maple Leafs 2018 - 19
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I agree and disagree on Sparks, with a stouter defense he'd look very good. With the current defense McIlhenny wouldn't look much better. Andersen is different, he's a gorilla. He's exceptional strength gives him incredible agility. He's very hard to muscle off the pucks, he can make those additional saves. Sparks is just human.
Just keep in mind that actual Islanders fans are any different from Eagles fans. Moving to Brooklyn was a disaster, they betrayed their South European base.
Islanders fans can do this.
Islanders fans can do this.
Mac was an excellent backup for the Leafs. Don't know what you're basing this on that he wouldn't look better than Sparks. He had stats comparable to starters. He always played the backend of games like Sparks is doing now. Don't think Mac ever had a bad game that he played. Mac made game changing saves.
The only reason he's no longer on the Leafs is because they didn't want to lose the asset they have in Sparks. He was the starter that won the Calder Cup after all. Granted it was on a stacked steam. Sparks is a crap shoot. A roll of the dice. Unproven in the bigs. Mac was the sure thing but he's also 10 years older and won't last forever.
Really? I would peg their window with this group closes June 2021. After that, Seattle will invoke Vegas and grab key guys like Hyman, Johnsson, Kapanen, Kadri, etc. etc. (not all of them) from their roster and the Leafs will have to start to tweak which will delay things for another couple of years.
Maybe it works out and they get better overall? Odds are it will not. Toronto went with high-flying scoring. They'll get a chance and then a drought. Tough to do what Chicago did. Easier to do what Tampa Bay, Detroit, Penguins did in having gaps. If Toronto misses their chance, the gap will still be there - reinforced by Seattle.
Hopefully that made some sense. I just don't see them as having a long run. I see the window as now, and then much later closer to their UFAs.
The fans were mild, considering the circumstances.
There was only one snake thrown on the ice and it was rubber, so credit them for good behaviour.
Wonder if Lou Lamoriello will be preparing an offer sheet for Mitch Marner?
How bout it was 2nd game of back to back, playing their backup in Sparks, Dermott Gardiner injured as well as Kadri. Any of that factor in?
So you're saying Isles won because they had Martin and Komarov.
So you're saying Isles won because they had Martin and Komarov.
True, but the isles played with urgency. They play a tough and relentless game.
The leafs let the game come to them and rely purely on skill and not wanting or working harder than the other team.
If kadri gardner dermott andersen in I would put my money on Leafs 7 game series vs nyi
By the way boston is on fire since jan. Simething like 15 straight games with a point
I have to agree with all of this. ^^^
Sparks makes me nervous watching him. If I had a choice, I'd rather see Hutchinson as their backup.
This too. ^^^
I can't however blame Dubas for going with the younger Spark coming off a Calder Cup championship. He's got to prove himself and he's failing at that. The problem now is I don't think there's much of a market for him.
I'm pretty sure they would have more points this year had they kept Mac.
Well, perhaps the sky isn't falling. They did not wilt against the big and mighty bruising Flames.
Hyman vs Brown. They both have similar contracts but it's safe to say Hyman is twice the player Brown is.
4th line looks so much better without Lindholm. And Brown for that matter. Moore may be small but he rarely gets bounced around. Ennis also. They need Gauthier's size though for balance and Gauthier does look decent. Saves them from giving up another 2nd round pick.
Hyman vs Brown. They both have similar contracts but it's safe to say Hyman is twice the player Brown is.
4th line looks so much better without Lindholm. And Brown for that matter. Moore may be small but he rarely gets bounced around. Ennis also. They need Gauthier's size though for balance and Gauthier does look decent. Saves them from giving up another 2nd round pick.
The depressing thing is suddenly realizing how long it's been since Bure played. In a few years those of us who watched Bure's entire career will be like those old guys in the 80;s & 90's who still made Rocket Richard references....
Had to be done. He plays like two face flipping a coin. Heads he is absolutely terrible and tails he looks like an NHL goalie.
It’s also a disadvantage playing behind Anderson who saves his team out so much and Sparks get criticized badly for not being able to do that when it is needed.
He's signed not because he's good but because he's cheap. If he was good he wouldn't cost so little. They have cap crunch next year and they can't go without a backup goalie. That's the one position to cut costs.
Under current circumstances, if Marner ends up getting in the $10 million range they'll be looking for about 10 starters who will accept a whole lot less than what Sparks just got.
The Maple Leafs have a cap hit (so far) of $68,134,699, after moving Nathan Horton's contract ($5,300,000) to L.T.I.R.
with 16 players signed (of 23~NHL roster size).
According to reliable sources, the NHL salary cap will be ~$83,000,000 for the 2019-20 season.
That leaves $14,865,301 to be used to sign 7 players.
NHL teams can exceed the cap during the summer, I believe by as much as 10%, so that would add ~$8,300,000 to the salary pool, though the club would have to be under the cap by the start of the regular season*.
*I stand to be corrected on the last part, it might be by start of training camp?*
Things could get interesting.....
with 16 players signed (of 23~NHL roster size).
According to reliable sources, the NHL salary cap will be ~$83,000,000 for the 2019-20 season.
That leaves $14,865,301 to be used to sign 7 players.
NHL teams can exceed the cap during the summer, I believe by as much as 10%, so that would add ~$8,300,000 to the salary pool, though the club would have to be under the cap by the start of the regular season*.
*I stand to be corrected on the last part, it might be by start of training camp?*
Things could get interesting.....
