how bout no?
- Arctic_AARDVARK

bUt ThE sTaTs

FaCts R fAcTs

Haven’t watched season 3 yet. No I don’t read it.
- Steven_Seagull

Episode 1 of season 3 came out the other day.

I also highly recommend the manga. I think it's better than the anime, even though the anime does a fantastic job and the animation is fantastic. I don't like it right now, though.

Jason LaBarbera was a helluva AHL goalie too. Not so great in the NHL though.

Outliers are fun but there's only one Tim Thomas. If the hope here is that Sparks is Tim Thomas, keep praying. I hope he turns out to be Tim Thomas too but the odds of that are slim to none.

The Leafs need a solid, experienced back-up who can play 25-30 games in case Andersen gets hurt and to keep him fresh for the playoffs. Sparks is a gamble at the NHL level. The other options are more proven as NHL goalies, they're more known quantities. If they were rebuilding, it would be one thing but they're not in that situation anymore.
- Unholy_Goalie

Just because you can provide one example of a goalie prospect not working out doesn't mean all of ours will fail. The whole reason you have a farm system is in the hopes that some of them will eventually be NHL capable. If they look like they might be, then give them a look.

bUt ThE sTaTs

FaCts R fAcTs
- Mordecai

stop it right meow.

I disagree with your disagreement.

Be prepared for 10+ pages of pointless and illogical debate of such disagreement.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Agreed.

stop it right meow.

- Arctic_AARDVARK

I love this gif! Even funnier since one of our cats looks a bit like that.

Wrong. Not what I said. Learn to read.
- Unholy_Troalie

*Fake retard.

The only point here that is stupid is that Miller playing because of an injured starter some how invalidates the fact that he filled in for the starter and actually played well. You know, doing what a back-up is suppose to (frank)ing do.
- Unholy_Goalie

*Real retard.

Just because you can provide one example of a goalie prospect not working out doesn't mean all of ours will fail. The whole reason you have a farm system is in the hopes that some of them will eventually be NHL capable. If they look like they might be, then give them a look.
- Thecakeisalie

Same reason why just because you name drop Tim Thomas, doesn't mean Sparks will be that good either.

Point is, the Leafs need a reliable, proven back-up much more than they need to roll the dice on Sparks or Pickard. They have much more to lose than to gain.

Agreed.
- Thecakeisalie

I love this gif! Even funnier since one of our cats looks a bit like that.
- Thecakeisalie

i think its so funny

Theres another funny cat/robot vacuum one...

*Fake retard.
- Corn_Logg

*Real retard.
- Corn_Logg

2.55GAA .918SV%-Andersen


2.07GAA .928SV%-Stolarz


Marner+Liljegren+1st for Stolarz
- Mordecai

Same reason why just because you name drop Tim Thomas, doesn't mean Sparks will be that good either.

Point is, the Leafs need a reliable, proven back-up much more than they need to roll the dice on Sparks or Pickard. They have much more to lose than to gain.
- Unholy_Goalie

Nah, that's just like your opinion man

Nah, that's just like your opinion man
- Puck-us-all

- GreatGigInTheSky

🙌

Episode 1 of season 3 came out the other day.

I also highly recommend the manga. I think it's better than the anime, even though the anime does a fantastic job and the animation is fantastic. I don't like it right now, though.
- GreatGigInTheSky

I want to see Mikasa working out again, I hope that happens.

I want to see Mikasa working out again, I hope that happens.
- Steven_Seagull

Mikasa is an extreme badass.

But she ain't got nothing on Levi. NOTHING!

Read it, female dog!

(And I say this in a non-gay way. Like you do. )

I want to see Mikasa working out again, I hope that happens.
- Steven_Seagull

- Arctic_AARDVARK

Do you watch Attack on Titan?

- Arctic_AARDVARK

Mikasa is an extreme badass.

But she ain't got nothing on Levi. NOTHING!

Read it, female dog!

(And I say this in a non-gay way. Like you do. )
- GreatGigInTheSky

I don’t want to read it.


What is that supposed to mean?

Do you watch Attack on Titan?
- GreatGigInTheSky

Yes?

I don’t want to read it.


What is that supposed to mean?
- Steven_Seagull

OK. Lets put it like this. What's better; One Piece manga or anime? Same applies to Attack on Titan.

female dog! You know full well what it means.

Same reason why just because you name drop Tim Thomas, doesn't mean Sparks will be that good either.

Point is, the Leafs need a reliable, proven back-up much more than they need to roll the dice on Sparks or Pickard. They have much more to lose than to gain.
- Unholy_Goalie

The point is many goalies develop slower than say, forwards, and take until their mid twenties until they are NHL ready. Sparks looks ready. So give him a chance at training camp and if he does well, give him a chance as the backup.

If he fails and all our other multiple options that we currently have also fail, then we can acquire someone else. McElhinney was a waiver wire pickup. We can find someone else in the fall if that really seems necessary.
No need to get someone else now when we already have so many options just on the assumption that every current goalie won't be able to hack it.