And so it begins again... My 50th year watching Hockey Night In Canada. My 50th year of not watching the Leafs hoist the Cup ..
Shades of 2013!Honestly they did well last year, came within a period of eliminating the Cup finalists.
Exactly. Matt Murray looked junk. Samsonov the man? Backups. I mean, never say never but an inauspicious beginning against not a great team..Shades of 2013!
Dunno that I believe in either of them, tbh ... SV % for both around .900? Doesn't seem like a super winning formula.Exactly. Matt Murray looked junk. Samsonov the man? Backups. I mean, never say never but an inauspicious beginning against not a great team..
Two backups, one a reclamation project from the GMs former system, hoping to go all the way? I mean, everyone has a salary cap but the goalie needs to be a big part of that... I don't see it right now...Dunno that I believe in either of them, tbh ... SV % for both around .900? Doesn't seem like a super winning formula.
I think Samsonov has a higher ceiling, but ....
I'm looking forward to seeing the growth of all those young guys on the Sabres now. Have a heck of a lot of respect for Okposo and Girgensons. If they can get a stage goaltending, they'll be a fun watch this yearWith the Leafs goaltending situation, I'm shocked at the number of so-called experts that have them so high in their Power Rankings.
Also, I'm surprised the vast majority of the same experts that have my beloved Sabres placing lower than the 24th in the league they placed last year despite many obvious improvements (Power, Quinn, Comrie, Peterka, Lyubushkin, etc). This, along with another year for their young core to get one year better (Thompson, Dahlin, Cozens, Samuelson, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Krebs, Asplund). I'm not saying playoffs are a guarantee, but they most certainly will win more games this year than last.
I watched the 67 win but as Canada is continually subjected to Hockey Night in Canada's focus on the Leafs it has made their futility seem even longer .And so it begins again... My 50th year watching Hockey Night In Canada. My 50th year of not watching the Leafs hoist the Cup ..
I can't tell you how great he was here in Toronto. I watched him as a kid and didn't really appreciate how great he was. He has the highest VO2 max recorded ever by a Maple Leaf, 71. Same age he passed at. Thank you Sweden, and the Sami people, for lending him to us and showing how great the hockey in Sweden is. Paved the way for so many great players. There is no heart emoji so let's go with