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PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Vet #3 depth goalie, i'm okay with you.

Expensive vet to replace Reimer/Scrivens, i'm not okay with.
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Yeah, this.

A guy like Brian Boucher would be ideal. He's cheap, he's got NHL playoff experience and he's already currently in the AHL, so you wouldn't have to risk losing him on waivers after you acquire him. Though if Philly's kicking the tires on Clowe, they may still have delusions of making the playoffs this year, and be unwilling to deal Boucher.
 
Montana said:
@mirtle Nonis also said today that if the Leafs had a really good, experienced third goalie "then we wouldn’t be in the market at all."
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ah that's better.

but who the hell has a really good, experienced, third goalie?

who cares? worry about something else.
 
Philly might be a good team for Nonis to scope out and try to fleece in a “hockey trade”. I think if any team makes a bad deadline deal in a desperate attempt to get into the playoffs, it’s them. Hey, JVR for Schenn happened when they got desperate in the summer.
 
If philly really wants to try and make the playoffs Clowe should not be the guy they go after. Clowe is a player to acquire for the playoffs because of his style of play but an aging underperforming player is not someone who will give you a kickstart to go on a run the rest of the season. If they want that then IMO Boxak, MacA etc would suit that better than Clowe. Hopefully Nonis is doing what he can to get value from them.
 
No, hopefully Nonis is planning on keeping MacA and Bozak unless a hockey deal that improves the team now and in the future comes along. There shouldn't be any urgency to dump them just because their contract situation is uncertain after this year.
 
I’d be pretty happy with not making any moves up front. The Leafs are 4th in the league in scoring – and that’s with Lupul only playing less than 1/3 of games and Gardiner even less.

If there’s a clear upgrade to be made, sure. But if it’s even a marginal or speculative upgrade like trading for a Stastny, I’d rather not rock the boat at the moment.
 
Nonis was very clear when asked about getting goaltending help: "It is not a priority."

Not sure who much more clear he could be. But he elaborated saying these guys have done the job and that the young guys need to get the playoff experience. Hence, they might look for a "third" goalie who they could park in the AHL.

No Elite Lou or Grizzled Kipper.

:joy
 
The reporters on twitter translated it much differently. They never mentioned any of that "third" goalie stuff until much later. Not my fault for stressing, I swear.
 
zeke said:
The reporters on twitter translated it much differently. They never mentioned any of that "third" goalie stuff until much later. Not my fault for stressing, I swear.
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I'm sure they did. That's why they're reporters .... idiots. He's very clear that he's not in the market for the guys they've been ranting about.
 
leafman101 said:
Based on Nonis's comments a guy like Scott Clemmenson makes the most sense.
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I could see the Leafs inquiring to Calgary not about Kipper, but with respect to Joey MacDonald. He's been a Marlie before and could provide some veteran third-string insurance if they don't have confidence in McIntyre (as lights out as he has been since the Marlies acquired him).
 
sir pyscho sexy said:
I think it may be more a lack of faith in Scrivens, and legitimate concerns about Reimer's health motivating this...
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Yeah but how many teams go into the playoffs thinking "We should really make sure we have a great backup in case our starter gets injured". Most teams aren't doing much without their starter anyway.
 
@aaronward_nhl: Calgary Flames have granted Toronto Maple Leafs permission to talk to Kiprusoffs representatives #TSN

Oh for F*ck sake
 
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