Draft doesn't start until 7:30?
- Garnie

all this wait only to find out no trades will happen.

I think it's pretty reasonable for some players to not like certain coaches.
- Santo_44

Nobody ever liked Scotty Bowman.

To think how scary this team would have been if we didn't move up for Biggs. Burke the blowhard and his truculence. Just saw him on the Sportsnet panel for the draft...lmao


- PhilMcCracken

Ya i hated that move. At that draft there wasnt a need to move up

all this wait only to find out no trades will happen.
- Tumbleweed

There may be minor trades.
Same every year...every july 1st, every trade deadline day.
Lotsa hype....no filla.

There may be minor trades.
Same every year...every july 1st, every trade deadline day.
Lotsa hype....no filla.
- Fakepartofme

likely, but it would still be nice if Erik Karlsson was traded..

likely, but it would still be nice if Erik Karlsson was traded..
- PatC80

other gm's are probably telling dorion they can pay moar for karlsson on july 1, once they know they can sign him.


we'll see how this works out for him.

Draft doesn't start until 7:30?
- Garnie

well i want to know what time the first pick is supposed to be
8:00?
8:05?

8:45?

well i want to know what time the first pick is supposed to be
8:00?
8:05?

8:45?
- senstroll

Ditto.I can'tfind that anywhere. Although I haven't been looking too hard.

well i want to know what time the first pick is supposed to be
8:00?
8:05?

8:45?
- senstroll

PVR it...I have no idea...I thought it started at noon - frig

PVR it...I have no idea...I thought it started at noon - frig
- Garnie

Anything to start drinking eh.

new blog everyone

Anything to start drinking eh.
- david22

or to do absolutely no work.......at work.

Lehner is better than all of them. Lehner could be a starter. He played great for a bad Buffalo team in 2017. Sparks is unproven in the NHL outside of one unimpressive stint. Sparks was great in the AHL but Lehner did everything Sparks did and he did it 7 years ago as a 19/20 year old.

McElhinney is 35 and a career back-up with little to no future. Pickard is somewhere between McElhinney and Sparks in terms of talent and experience.
- Unholy_Goalie

vintage ug...................................................................shut up. it's 2018.

Lehner is brutal and a jackass. Want nothing to do with that.
- burn

Way better than any back-up option the Leafs currently have.

Is Grubauer a UFA? I gotta wonder if he'd be willing to sign on with us, knowing he'd be a backup. It seems like he would be hoping this is his chance to find a starter position. Yes, he can always try and steal the starter job, but that can be tough, as he experienced this year.

If he did sign with us, I also wonder how much he'd want.
- Thecakeisalie

Salary dump and it only cost the Avs a 2nd round pick.

vintage ug...................................................................shut up. it's 2018.
- Bobs Your Uncle

Know your role jabroni.

Know your role jabroni.
- Unholy_Goalie

woah woah woah woah, nobody quotes the rock to use against me.
i tell you to know your role jabroni.

Way better than any back-up option the Leafs currently have.
- Unholy_Goalie

No.

No.
- burn

Yes. By far.

Yes. By far.
- Unholy_Goalie

Sure no evidence and the worst team in the league just cut ties with him with no succession plan. But if you say so

Sure no evidence and the worst team in the league just cut ties with him with no succession plan. But if you say so
- burn

No evidence except his clearly better career numbers. He did everything that Sparks did this year as a 20 year old, 7 years ago. He's younger than McElhinney, way better career numbers as a starter, way better numbers than Pickard.

So yeah, keep lying to yourself if you wish, reality is, he's better than every goalie in the organization not named Andersen and could even give Andersen a run for his money too.

Played for the Soo Greyhounds in 2009/2010 so Dubas definitely knows who he is too.

And "the worst team" isn't because of the goaltending. His numbers in 2017 were very good. The Sabres suck because the players in front of their goalie are young and their defense is flimsy.

No evidence except his clearly better career numbers. He did everything that Sparks did this year as a 20 year old, 7 years ago. He's younger than McElhinney, way better career numbers as a starter, way better numbers than Pickard.

So yeah, keep lying to yourself if you wish, reality is, he's better than every goalie in the organization not named Andersen and could even give Andersen a run for his money too.

Played for the Soo Greyhounds in 2009/2010 so Dubas definitely knows who he is too.

And "the worst team" isn't because of the goaltending. His numbers in 2017 were very good. The Sabres suck because the players in front of their goalie are young and their defense is flimsy.
- Unholy_Goalie

Career gaa:

Lehner 2.82
Mcbackup 2.86
Picard 2.78

One isn't significantly worse, and the other is actually better.

Your version of reality is skewed. Your opinion isn't fact, should stop presenting as such. Each time you do you get bent over. You'd think you'd have learned by now

Career gaa:

Lehner 2.82
Mcbackup 2.86
Picard 2.78

One isn't significantly worse, and the other is actually better.

Your version of reality is skewed. Your opinion isn't fact, should stop presenting as such. Each time you do you get bent over. You'd think you'd have learned by now
- burn

Funny coming from the guy who posted ONE stat and conviently ignored all the others. Lehner has played more games, despite being younger, better career SV% and was actually a successful starter and won all the awards Sparks did in the AHL but did it as a 20 year old.

Lehner career SV%: .915 (a lot of that as a starter in 219 GP)
McElhiney career SV%: .909 (a lot of that as a journeyman back-up in 186 GP)
Pickard career SV%: .913 (only played 87 career games)
Sparks career SV%: .893 (17GP, 3.02 GAA)

Get "bent over" as the facts just slapped you silly.

Funny coming from the guy who posted ONE stat and conviently ignored all the others. Lehner has played more games, despite being younger, better career SV% and was actually a successful starter and won all the awards Sparks did in the AHL but did it as a 20 year old.

Lehner career SV%: .915 (a lot of that as a starter in 219 GP)
McElhiney career SV%: .909 (a lot of that as a journeyman back-up in 186 GP)
Pickard career SV%: .913 (only played 87 career games)
Sparks career SV%: .893 (17GP, 3.02 GAA)

Get "bent over" as the facts just slapped you silly.
- Unholy_Goalie

.915 isn't significantly better than .913, so as usual you're living in your own alternate reality. Hell it's not eve significantly better than .909.

You have serious issues with facts.

Funny coming from the guy who posted ONE stat and conviently ignored all the others. Lehner has played more games, despite being younger, better career SV% and was actually a successful starter and won all the awards Sparks did in the AHL but did it as a 20 year old.

Lehner career SV%: .915 (a lot of that as a starter in 219 GP)
McElhiney career SV%: .909 (a lot of that as a journeyman back-up in 186 GP)
Pickard career SV%: .913 (only played 87 career games)
Sparks career SV%: .893 (17GP, 3.02 GAA)

Get "bent over" as the facts just slapped you silly.
- Unholy_Goalie

The facts didn't slap me silly since you said "significantly better" career number and yet pickards career gaa is actually BETTER AND HIS S% is marginally lower.

These are facts.

Please explain how you think saying something is significantly better when it's factually not proves you're right?


You can't even look at a stat (that you brought up) and acknowledge the truth.