His zero mins were invaluable.... anyone could have sat on the bench in those playoffs and NOT played a single second.
Gold medal in WJC.... as a backup. Played 2 games and had stats<< Mason.
People are loosing their poop about the guy..... lets take it easy.
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It's easy to be cynical about it, regardless.. He has one more ring than a lot of current leafs.
I'm not losing my poop about anything. I've been a bernier fan since his junior days, so naturally, I'm a little excited he's a leaf. He had an exceptional junior career, was drafted high.. And sparkled while transitioning to the NHL. He's far ahead of many other young goaltenders in similar circumstances. Well ahead.
I always felt that he would have an exciting career, and would be a first class starter in this league. If anything, its exciting to have him on the same bench as Reimer, who I feel has over exceeded as a starter. We've just doubled our odds to have a championship winning starting goaltender in my eyes.
I'm not acting like he's the second coming of Jesus, and there's nothing wrong with being excited/optimistic.