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Let's pray that Reimer stays healthy and continues to play the way it is.

Otherwise we are prime first round fodder. Guess it's still an improvement over the previous decade worth of hockey.
 
‏@DownGoesBrown Luongo pulled off ice early because the Canucks wanted to see his face when he found out Steve Mason got traded and he didn’t. #TradeCentre
 
leaffan2005 said:
Let's pray that Reimer stays healthy and continues to play the way it is.

Otherwise we are prime first round fodder. Guess it's still an improvement over the previous decade worth of hockey.
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In the short timeline of the playoffs, you always have to pray for good enough goaltending.

Better to get our young guys in there, IMO.
 
Phew all around. can't believe that goaltending seemed like our focus this deadline, but at least nothing happened.

all in all the only name that moved this deadline that would have been a major upgrade in an area of need was Jbo, and i wish we had him, but even he has enough question marks to not make that a slam dunk.

kudos to nonis for not makinga useless addition of some crappy "defensive defenseman" or "checking forward" just for the sake of it, which only would have caused roster problems and thebenching of more talented players.
 
leaffan2005 said:
Yeah, Gillis is just ridiculous. Likely has cost himself his job long-term with the way he has handled this fiasco.
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Yes, and it's not just for his failure to trade Luongo today, but his failure to deal with the Luongo - Schneider fiasco over the pre-season, and now almost the entire season.

He knew he HAS TO solve the situation for 2 reasons : 1. Cap is coming down next season, he'll need that cap space and 2. You don't want to start the playoff with this goaltending dilemma.

He could have dealt Luongo to TO in the preseason, when Nonis was a lot more interested, but he didn't because he insisted on getting Gardiner AND Kadri.

Now the Leafs have our goaltending situation pretty well established, Nonis is only lukewarm about Luongo, and Gillis STILL has this unrealistic expectation for return, and all this self-fabricated rumor about 4 trades partners ... of course none of that came true.

So Gillis has nobody but himself to blame as he heads into the playoff then the summer still having to deal with this fiasco, and now even less time on his side.
 
Frattin and 1st isn't such a BAD proposal ... but if we consider his contract and that we're really the only team who's semi-interested in Luongo, I'd say that's too much.

Frattin alone, I might do.

Might.

Luongo: "My contract sucks. If I have a choice I'd rip it up right now."

Roberto is a good guy.
 
I feel for him. Being forced to make $5M+ a year to play a game till he's 40.

Of course he'd rip it up. But then he'd demand to sign another one for at least as much with the team of his choice.
 
I wouldn't do Bozak alone for Luongo. At least he understands that his contract is worse than a piece of shit.
 
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