Huet, Cristobal » G CHI 36 $5,625,000 2012 (UFA)
Brodeur, Martin » G NJD 39 $5,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Roloson, Dwayne » G TBL 42 $3,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Niittymaki, Antero » G SAN 31 $2,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Mason, Chris » G WIN 35 $1,850,000 2012 (UFA)
Leighton, Michael » G PHI 30 $1,550,000 2012 (UFA)
Vokoun, Tomas » G WAS 35 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Ellis, Dan » G ANA 31 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Gustavsson, Jonas » G TOR 27 $1,350,000 2012 (UFA)
Hedberg, Johan » G NJD 38 $1,250,000 2012 (UFA)
Clemmensen, Scott » G FLA 34 $1,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Auld, Alex » G OTT 31 $1,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Biron, Martin » G NYR 34 $875,000 2012 (UFA)
Backlund, Johan » G PHI 30 $800,000 2012 (UFA)
Conklin, Ty » G DET 35 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Harding, Josh » G MIN 27 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Raycroft, Andrew » G DAL 31 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
Danis, Yann » G EDM 30 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
McElhinney, Curtis » G CLB 28 $625,000 2012 (UFA)
Montoya, Al » G NYI 27 $601,000 2012 (UFA)
Turco, Marty » G BOS 36 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Emery, Ray » G CHI 29 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Johnson, Brent » G PIT 35 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Sanford, Curtis » G CLB 32 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Nabokov, Evgeni » G NYI 36 $570,000 2012 (UFA)
McKenna, Mike » G OTT 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Lawson, Nathan » G MTL 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Leggio, David » G BUF 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Sabourin, Dany » G WAS 31 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Mannino, Peter » G WIN 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Bacashihua, Jason » G PHI 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
MacIntyre, Drew » G BUF 28 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Munroe, Scott » G PIT 30 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Climie, Matt » G VAN 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
- Barx

Turco would be my choice.













LOL!

People have been pretty quiet about Burke throughout this whole collapse, from what I've seen (not that I've been around much admittedly).

At what point does the blame for the failure to make the playoffs come to rest on his head?
- Mr_Clean

He is to blame.

His admitted building plan is from the net out. He started with dmen and skipped the net part completely.

you young guys dont really have a concept of old

28 is not old

look at last years cup winning con smyth winner

38 years old.

didnt become a starter til he was 32

stop throwing away assets early.
- Dozzer

he's a ufa....would you resign with toronto if you were gustavsson?

On the penalty kill last night, almost looked like he was hoping the shots from the point would hit him as he stood frozen in his crouch position.

I've watched guys like Carey Price and they are constantly searching trying to find where that point shot is coming from.

In my opinion for next season, neither one of these 2 should be the #1 starter.

If Reimer is going to be that great, then he can prove himself the same way Halak did in MTL and Schneider did in VAN and that is as a backup first.
- leafs93

move reimer to the marlies.. move one of the goali prospects down there in a trade of some sort.. sign someone to be a starter or a 1a/1b tandem with gustavsson.

thats what burke should be doing.

hell carlyle himself said he was told gus was the better goalie when he got here.. and i am going to go out on a limb and say that it was allaire who told him that.

he's a ufa....would you resign with toronto if you were gustavsson?
- Barx

didnt consider that. gus might not want to have anything to do with the leafs after this year.

Gotta be Hitch, taking over after season has already started and now battling for 1st overall. No brainer.

MacLean though obviously 2nd place, great job by him.
- leafs93

Yeah, obviously Hitchcock has orchestrated a fantastic turnaround, the fact that Brian frickin Elliot has a 1.69 GAA or whatever it is is a testament to the system he's implemented!

I certainly don't expect MacLean to earn that particular recognition, but as you say if isn't at least nominated (should be 2nd place) it would be a travesty imo

Huet, Cristobal » G CHI 36 $5,625,000 2012 (UFA)
Brodeur, Martin » G NJD 39 $5,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Roloson, Dwayne » G TBL 42 $3,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Niittymaki, Antero » G SAN 31 $2,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Mason, Chris » G WIN 35 $1,850,000 2012 (UFA)
Leighton, Michael » G PHI 30 $1,550,000 2012 (UFA)
Vokoun, Tomas » G WAS 35 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Ellis, Dan » G ANA 31 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Gustavsson, Jonas » G TOR 27 $1,350,000 2012 (UFA)
Hedberg, Johan » G NJD 38 $1,250,000 2012 (UFA)
Clemmensen, Scott » G FLA 34 $1,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Auld, Alex » G OTT 31 $1,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Biron, Martin » G NYR 34 $875,000 2012 (UFA)
Backlund, Johan » G PHI 30 $800,000 2012 (UFA)
Conklin, Ty » G DET 35 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Harding, Josh » G MIN 27 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Raycroft, Andrew » G DAL 31 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
Danis, Yann » G EDM 30 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
McElhinney, Curtis » G CLB 28 $625,000 2012 (UFA)
Montoya, Al » G NYI 27 $601,000 2012 (UFA)
Turco, Marty » G BOS 36 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Emery, Ray » G CHI 29 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Johnson, Brent » G PIT 35 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Sanford, Curtis » G CLB 32 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Nabokov, Evgeni » G NYI 36 $570,000 2012 (UFA)
McKenna, Mike » G OTT 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Lawson, Nathan » G MTL 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Leggio, David » G BUF 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Sabourin, Dany » G WAS 31 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Mannino, Peter » G WIN 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Bacashihua, Jason » G PHI 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
MacIntyre, Drew » G BUF 28 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Munroe, Scott » G PIT 30 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Climie, Matt » G VAN 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
- Barx

Sign them all.

Then trade them all to CBJ for Nash!

you young guys dont really have a concept of old

28 is not old

look at last years cup winning con smyth winner

38 years old.

didnt become a starter til he was 32

stop throwing away assets early.
- Dozzer

you young guys dont really have a concept of old

28 is not old

look at last years cup winning con smyth winner

38 years old.

didnt become a starter til he was 32

stop throwing away assets early.
- Dozzer

I dont understand this...how is he an asset?...he hasnt really shown us much to date?...a few solid games here n there shouldnt count towards much...

HES OLD AND DONE
- noename09

i am gonna say that calling any player more than half a decade younger than myself "old" is a bannable offense

Turco would be my choice.













LOL!
- Pecafan Fan

...it's an ugly list.
And Toronto is not exactly going to entice too many tenders.

Huet, Cristobal » G CHI 36 $5,625,000 2012 (UFA)
Brodeur, Martin » G NJD 39 $5,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Roloson, Dwayne » G TBL 42 $3,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Niittymaki, Antero » G SAN 31 $2,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Mason, Chris » G WIN 35 $1,850,000 2012 (UFA)
Leighton, Michael » G PHI 30 $1,550,000 2012 (UFA)
Vokoun, Tomas » G WAS 35 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Ellis, Dan » G ANA 31 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Gustavsson, Jonas » G TOR 27 $1,350,000 2012 (UFA)
Hedberg, Johan » G NJD 38 $1,250,000 2012 (UFA)
Clemmensen, Scott » G FLA 34 $1,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Auld, Alex » G OTT 31 $1,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Biron, Martin » G NYR 34 $875,000 2012 (UFA)
Backlund, Johan » G PHI 30 $800,000 2012 (UFA)
Conklin, Ty » G DET 35 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Harding, Josh » G MIN 27 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Raycroft, Andrew » G DAL 31 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
Danis, Yann » G EDM 30 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
McElhinney, Curtis » G CLB 28 $625,000 2012 (UFA)
Montoya, Al » G NYI 27 $601,000 2012 (UFA)
Turco, Marty » G BOS 36 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Emery, Ray » G CHI 29 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Johnson, Brent » G PIT 35 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Sanford, Curtis » G CLB 32 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Nabokov, Evgeni » G NYI 36 $570,000 2012 (UFA)
McKenna, Mike » G OTT 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Lawson, Nathan » G MTL 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Leggio, David » G BUF 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Sabourin, Dany » G WAS 31 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Mannino, Peter » G WIN 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Bacashihua, Jason » G PHI 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
MacIntyre, Drew » G BUF 28 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Munroe, Scott » G PIT 30 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Climie, Matt » G VAN 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
- Barx

Bazinga!

I dont understand this...how is he an asset?...he hasnt really shown us much to date?...a few solid games here n there shouldnt count towards much...
- noename09

he's not an asset, he's a ufa.
can't imagine teams lining up to trade for his rights.

I am hoping that next year there are spot available on the team for some of the younger players to prove themselves.

I dont understand this...how is he an asset?...he hasnt really shown us much to date?...a few solid games here n there shouldnt count towards much...
- noename09

Media is talking about Gus possibly being one of the more sought after UFA goalies this offseason.

He is one of the younger ones available and his numbers are not that bad.

Media also saying lots of other teams believe the Allaire system is his biggest problem and getting him in a different setting could turn him around.

he's a ufa....would you resign with toronto if you were gustavsson?
- Barx

If I were Gus, I would sign with either:

CBJ
EDM
TOR
NYI
TB
NJ
CHI

Best chances to get a shot as a starter

didnt consider that. gus might not want to have anything to do with the leafs after this year.
- Dozzer

thank god...and believe you me i will gladly bite my tongue about him if he excels with someone else...but hes raycroft/toskala 2.0...and how are they doing.

Reimer is so tight right now it's scary. As a former goalie coach I can tell he is stiff as a board and forcing his movements. Somehow he needs to make a huge save and win a game before the end of the season. He can't go in to the off season with nothing but an .850 save percentage over his last 10 games to think about.
- Rang

what was it burke said when he signed reimer?

oh yeah, he told him not to be steve penny or jim carey... and if he didnt know who they were to look them up...

hopefully it's the sophmore slump... but i don't know, there aren't many signs pointing to him not being one of those guys.

Huet, Cristobal » G CHI 36 $5,625,000 2012 (UFA)
Brodeur, Martin » G NJD 39 $5,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Roloson, Dwayne » G TBL 42 $3,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Niittymaki, Antero » G SAN 31 $2,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Mason, Chris » G WIN 35 $1,850,000 2012 (UFA)
Leighton, Michael » G PHI 30 $1,550,000 2012 (UFA)
Vokoun, Tomas » G WAS 35 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Ellis, Dan » G ANA 31 $1,500,000 2012 (UFA)
Gustavsson, Jonas » G TOR 27 $1,350,000 2012 (UFA)
Hedberg, Johan » G NJD 38 $1,250,000 2012 (UFA)
Clemmensen, Scott » G FLA 34 $1,200,000 2012 (UFA)
Auld, Alex » G OTT 31 $1,000,000 2012 (UFA)
Biron, Martin » G NYR 34 $875,000 2012 (UFA)
Backlund, Johan » G PHI 30 $800,000 2012 (UFA)
Conklin, Ty » G DET 35 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Harding, Josh » G MIN 27 $750,000 2012 (UFA)
Raycroft, Andrew » G DAL 31 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
Danis, Yann » G EDM 30 $650,000 2012 (UFA)
McElhinney, Curtis » G CLB 28 $625,000 2012 (UFA)
Montoya, Al » G NYI 27 $601,000 2012 (UFA)
Turco, Marty » G BOS 36 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Emery, Ray » G CHI 29 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Johnson, Brent » G PIT 35 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Sanford, Curtis » G CLB 32 $600,000 2012 (UFA)
Nabokov, Evgeni » G NYI 36 $570,000 2012 (UFA)
McKenna, Mike » G OTT 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Lawson, Nathan » G MTL 28 $550,000 2012 (UFA)
Leggio, David » G BUF 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Sabourin, Dany » G WAS 31 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Mannino, Peter » G WIN 27 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Bacashihua, Jason » G PHI 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
MacIntyre, Drew » G BUF 28 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Munroe, Scott » G PIT 30 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
Climie, Matt » G VAN 29 $525,000 2012 (UFA)
- Barx

Slim pickins' but not terrible compared to some years I suppose... Do you think one of Vokoun or Nabokov might sign with Toronto?.. Would you be willing to overpay to make it happen?

Otherwise, Chris Mason might be a nice pickup. Not a great goalie but plays solid with a solid D in front and (I think) has a fairly good reputation in the way veteran leadership qualities.


Wonder if Harding makes it to UFA?...

i am gonna say that calling any player more than half a decade younger than myself "old" is a bannable offense
- Dozzer

Hes SUUUUUUUUUUUUPER OLD

I dont understand this...how is he an asset?...he hasnt really shown us much to date?...a few solid games here n there shouldnt count towards much...
- noename09

he has 3 or 4 shutouts this year..

his stats this year are pretty damn good considering the defensive system that has been in front of him all season

reimer isnt even tracking the puck now.. he isnt reacting and almost seems lost when watching the play.. thats a bad bad sign for a goalie.. its one thing if you arent fast rnough.. thats conditioning.. but if you arent even tracking the puck well there is something severely wrong.

I am hoping that next year there are spot available on the team for some of the younger players to prove themselves.
- battlefield

several haven't even proved themselves in the ahl....kadri is a ghost, colborne is horribly inconsistent with 5 or 6 goals in the last 40 games.
our prospect pool, although stronger, is nowhere near as nhl ready as people beleive.

Gotta be Hitch, taking over after season has already started and now battling for 1st overall. No brainer.

MacLean though obviously 2nd place, great job by him.
- leafs93

Yes but the Blues were expected to be a good team before the season started, the Senators were expected to be terrible.

Anti Gus: noename, Mr. Clean, The Law, Leeman4Gilmour,

Pro Gus: me, Dozzer, leafs93

Playing both sides of the fence: 1979AD

Sound about right?
- mfreedman

I'm actually relatively pro-Gus.

I think it's terrible how he was thrown under the bus earlier in the season, I don't think he's ever going to be an NHL #1 but I think he can be a capable #2.

As with many things, I think Leafs fans have been a bit too bi-polar when it comes to Gustavsson.

Anti Gus: noename, Mr. Clean, The Law, Leeman4Gilmour,

Pro Gus: me, Dozzer, leafs93

Playing both sides of the fence: 1979AD

Sound about right?
- mfreedman