Halak has been their starter this year and his numbers are better than Rask's. Rask just took a leave of absence.
- Unholy_Goalie

Both were awful last night against a team they should have beaten.

Sparks should play tonight, Andersen should play tomorrow.
- Unholy_Goalie

Should but wont.

Its bad enough they got Pastrnak at #25 in 2014.. could you imagine of they also got Barzal, Connor and Chabot in 2015.
- senstroll

That would have been one the greatest drafts for them.

But wait...if Toronto gets blown out on Friday, doesn't that guarantee we beat Boston on Saturday?!?!?!?!?
- Atomic Wedgie

Doesn't work that way, cause reasons.

i'd always go all-in with the first game of a back to back. why weaken your game 1 roster and risk losing both games
- daeth

I agree with this as well.

Oh fack, just play Andersen both nights.
I know thats not how Babs does it....but Andersen can take.

But Sparks has been sitting for a bit.

pooptier goalie plays pooptier team. Good goalie plays good team.

If your team is going to be "weakened" in the 2nd game, odds are they'll be relying on their goalie to win them the game (as per usual with the Leafs). So they're better off with their better goalie (by far Andersen) in the 2nd game and putting in a solid effort in the 1st game (against the pooptier team) to compensate for the pooptier goalie (Sparks).
- Unholy_Goalie

For whatever reason, we've faired pretty well against Halak. I'm not worried.

I agree with this as well.

Oh fack, just play Andersen both nights.
I know thats not how Babs does it....but Andersen can take.

But Sparks has been sitting for a bit.
- Fakepartofme

Sparks has to learn how to be a gud pro..

pooptier goalie plays pooptier team. Good goalie plays good team.

If your team is going to be "weakened" in the 2nd game, odds are they'll be relying on their goalie to win them the game (as per usual with the Leafs). So they're better off with their better goalie (by far Andersen) in the 2nd game and putting in a solid effort in the 1st game (against the pooptier team) to compensate for the pooptier goalie (Sparks).
- Unholy_Goalie

Its out of our hands now.
Babs has made the decision.
Just gotta accept and move on.

i'd always go all-in with the first game of a back to back. why weaken your game 1 roster and risk losing both games
- daeth

Every coach does, too.

Only internet idiots think otherwise.

Maybe Rick Dudley(Carolina’s AGM) is just a Leaf fan
- Santo_44

could he be working for the Leafs again?

For whatever reason, we've faired pretty well against Halak. I'm not worried.
- PatC80

We've faired well against everyone on the road this season.

How bad is Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce for Nylander
- bmoney411

I think it would be one or the other but not both of them.

That would have been one the greatest drafts for them.
- Fakepartofme

Barzal-Chabot-Aho

Imagine where they'd be...

Its out of our hands now.
Babs has made the decision.
Just gotta accept and move on.


- Fakepartofme

Rask isn’t playing tmro

Backup vs backup

Makes a lot of sense

I think it would be one or the other but not both of them.
- zazzle

It would absolutely not be Slavin.

Barzal-Chabot-Aho

Imagine where they'd be...
- BINGO!

In the KHL

Rask isn’t playing tmro

Backup vs backup

Makes a lot of sense
- Santo_44

at this point rask is the backup lol

at this point rask is the backup lol
- daeth

Frikin Rask... Why did I draft him?

Pictures?
- bixll

Yes we must see those pics!

Hopefully they aren't like the one's like from the women US hockey team's goalie posted.

Sparks should play tonight, Andersen should play tomorrow.
- Unholy_Goalie

yup but ain't going to happen

Nylander retire yet?

There's a guy that needs to be traded.

Mike Augello: Frequent Freddy makes ninth straight start; Leafs vs. Devils
- mikeinbuffalo

edit: nice alliteration

what could dubya get for glasston matthews if he floated him out there? enough to win a cup in a couple of seasons?

Nylander retire yet?

There's a guy that needs to be traded.
- Whiskey-Tango

He's off to pursue a career in acting.

He's off to pursue a career in acting.
- zazzle

In Switzerland, like his idol.

In Switzerland, like his idol.


- AdamFrench