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number17 said:
Nonis was just on TSN

- Said all along the interest in Kipper was 'a depth goaltender'
- "Reimer and Scrivens are our 2 goaltenders, they are the ones who took us to where we are and they will continue to be the guys we count on in goal. That was not going to change (with the potential trade), that is not going to change for a long time.
- So he's clarifying all along he was thinking of bringing in Kipper as a #3
- "Where I sit right now I don't see any trade for us this afternoon. We're happy with this group."

Music to my ears.
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Which is exactly what he said yesterday but no one would listen. Astounding.
 
Metalleaf said:
James Mirtle
Nonis on TSN: "We're not shopping Bozak right now. That wouldn't make sense." Still in contract talks.
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Every game I watch the game with a buddy, he drops a BeLeafer-ism any time Bozak f*cks up....


"Bozak - where scoring chances go to die."
 
Montana said:
Every game I watch the game with a buddy, he drops a BeLeafer-ism any time Bozak f*cks up....


"Bozak - where scoring chances go to die."
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lol. What do you think btw? I don't see you post that much during hockey games so i'm interested in seeing your view on Bozak. I honestly think that some people only see the obvious(Kessel being good, Kadri and so on) but if there's someone on there with less skill(even if the player has other assets) it's who cares. It's evident with Lupul-Kadri line instead of it being called Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin...but anyways..Nice to see Nonis being smart. Unless you can upgrade on that center position you stick with it(things are working well anyways).
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Beleafer, you said Nonis planned on shipping Kipper to the AHL. That's not what Nonis said at all.
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That's one of the things I said. It's the logical conclusion to draw from acquiring Kiprusoff to the "depth" guy/"third" goaltender.

The idea that they'd put him in the pressbox makes little or no sense. Aside from the fact that this wouldn't be feasible next season, the guy clearly needs work on his game and Nonis specifically talked about the Marlies when addressing the issue of where the third goalie would play.
 
Goaltending is such a funny position.

It’s the most important position in the game. Your team is sunk if you don’t have at least one starting caliber goalie. And yet, goalies get paid the least. For decent stretches, you can get equally good goaltending from career backups as you can from Hall of Famers. The Leafs can have the 7th best goaltending in the league for relative peanuts.

Hey - if the Leafs could get guaranteed Tim Thomas from 10/11, he’s worth more than Sidney Crosby. I’d pay him the cap max.

Knowing all that, I’d rather the Leafs take smart gambles in net than pay $5 million + to the Luongo’s and Miller’s of the world, to guarantee mid-tier performance. Those guys can get you to the dance for sure. But in the post-season, a Reimer is just as likely to get really hot and play lights out as the guaranteed guy. And that’s probably what you’re going to need to advance.
 
And, let's be honest here, Player. You weren't concerned about where this "third" goalie might play but that he'd bump Reimer or Scrivens.
 
PKForce81 said:
lol. What do you think btw? I don't see you post that much during hockey games so i'm interested in seeing your view on Bozak. I honestly think that some people only see the obvious(Kessel being good, Kadri and so on) but if there's someone on there with less skill(even if the player has other assets) it's who cares. It's evident with Lupul-Kadri line instead of it being called Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin...but anyways..Nice to see Nonis being smart. Unless you can upgrade on that center position you stick with it(things are working well anyways).
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I think he has his positives and his negatives, but i'd ultimately prefer to see him in a different role or replaced all together. (as for not posting during games, I've often in class while they're taking place, and watch the games after I get home on Game Center, at which point it seems redundant to post about it)

I think Kulemin is a great example of someone that doesn't get the props he deserves for the elements he brings to the table that don't necessarily appear on the score sheet.
 
BeLeafer said:
That's one of the things I said. It's the logical conclusion to draw from acquiring Kiprusoff to the "depth" guy/"third" goaltender.

The idea that they'd put him in the pressbox makes little or no sense. Aside from the fact that this wouldn't be feasible next season, the guy clearly needs work on his game and Nonis specifically talked about the Marlies when addressing the issue of where the third goalie would play.
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I think that's why msun's scenario made the most sense......he wanted to talk to Kipper to ensure he wouldn't be playing next year, and then pick him up to be a experienced backup in the case Reimer/Scrivens struggled/got hurt.

While being a guy that has a track record of being beastly for long stretches, if the occasion arose that they had to ride him...
 
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