I believe he can.

Also, I don't think Gauthier was a bad GM. Like I said, he inherited a terrible product.
- thomas81

a product he helped built.

At some point after the ASG, Mr. Burke should have went out and got Mr. Wilson a goalie. That alone may cost him his job, as it likely cost Mr. Wilson his.
- pete26

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.

(frank)ing horrible GM. Firing guys just before a game, trading them in game, refusing to tell players where they've been traded. Signing a poopty soft Kaberle. Even remotely being involved in the Gomez deal. It all adds up to garbage. Glad he's gone.
- Pie

Agreed.

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.
- thomas81

Brian Elliot signed for 600K. Theodore, Smith and Niemi are having good seasons. Finding a decent goalie is fairly easy.

You don't affect me one way or the other. 2 teams duking it out for the basement and you believe its not the GMs fault.
- Pie

Insulting people just isn't my thing. I don't need to insult people when I don't agree with them.

So let me get this straight: If Burke makes a bad signing/trade, it automatically makes Nonis/Loiselle idiots?
- thomas81

No but they are all responsible. They work and discuss things as a team, if they do not then it is useless having all those assistant GMs.

So let me get this straight: If Burke makes a bad signing/trade, it automatically makes Nonis/Loiselle idiots?
- thomas81

You think Burke is the guy scouting minor leagues and all 29 other NHL teams?
He's got a word to say, for sure, there's no denying that.

But he makes his decisions based on what his team gives him in terms of scouting a particular player.

believe it or not, Burke doesn't know every single player in the league nor does he know what every single team's got in their farm...

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.
- thomas81

Yes it should be.

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.
- thomas81

Wow.

(frank)ing horrible GM. Firing guys just before a game, trading them in game, refusing to tell players where they've been traded. Signing a poopty soft Kaberle. Even remotely being involved in the Gomez deal. It all adds up to garbage. Glad he's gone.
- Pie

Hopefully it's the end of the Omerta era and their stupid Upper-Body, lower-body injury crap.

This is the thing that creeps me out the most... We have a Quebec-first guy at the head of the team.
- PRICEless

Moi aussi.

Hopefully it's the end of the Omerta era and their stupid Upper-Body, lower-body injury crap.
- Fredobbface

Every team does that.

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.
- thomas81

33 Superstars Goalies. St-Louis, Boston, LA and Van got 2. Toronto got 0.

Brian Elliot signed for 600K.
- _nay_

You don't think one bit that Brian Elliot is benefiting from Hitchcock's system? I mean come on, you don't go from barely being a back-up to being an All-Star.

Insulting people just isn't my thing. I don't need to insult people when I don't agree with them.
- thomas81

So I should call an apple an orange just to spare your feelings?

Hard to disagree at this point...
- Pecafan Fan

If Gainey doesnt trade MCDonagh for Gomez, it doesnt look near as bad as it turned out.

Every team does that.
- Pecafan Fan

It's not the only departement where they annoyed me with their paranoïc don't talk to the media philosophy

If Gainey doesnt trade MCDonagh for Gomez, it doesnt look near as bad as it turned out.
- Prolific_Scorer

For sure.

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.
- thomas81

Yes this is true, cup winning teams do it with mediocre goaltending, I agree.

Wow.
- Jayden

Nobody below-average? How is that even mathematically possible?

You think Burke is the guy scouting minor leagues and all 29 other NHL teams?
He's got a word to say, for sure, there's no denying that.

But he makes his decisions based on what his team gives him in terms of scouting a particular player.

believe it or not, Burke doesn't know every single player in the league nor does he know what every single team's got in their farm...
- Pecafan Fan

Did I imply this anywhere?

It's not the only departement where they annoyed me with their paranoïc don't talk to the media philosophy
- Fredobbface

By the way Savard was mouthing around yesterday, and the fact Molson said it would be important for the new GM to be a great communicator for the fans and media, I would say things are already changing.

Goaltending shouldn't be a priority. I made this clear. Reimer isn't anything great. He's not going to be a superstar. But I do believe he can be a good goaltender.

How many superstar goalies are there in this league? 5-6? The rest are average to slightly above-average.
- thomas81

IMO this would have at least given the leafs some stability on the back end, watching the monstar let in Toskala like goals nightly has to be frustrating for the rest of the team and the fans alike.

By the way Savard was mouthing around yesterday, and the fact Molson said it would be important for the new GM to be a great communicator for the fans and media, I would say things are already changing.
- Pecafan Fan

il aime twitter.

Wow.
- Jayden

Believe it or not, Price isn't an all-star goaltender. One of you said in the Leafs thread that he was one of the top three goaltenders in the WORLD.

One strong season doesn't make you an elite goaltender. He's above-average. No doubt the team in front of him sucks but look at the terrible goals he's given this year. It happens on a regurlar basis.