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Kipper was more than a depth guy. You can tell by the way they talked about him (Nonis last night, and Poulin on the fan this morning) that they thought he would have an impact on their goaltending situation. At the very least he was a mentor. They wanted a guy with his experience to show Reimer and Scrivens the ropes. He wasn't just an insurance policy they saw him having a big role and impact.

And given that they were looking to extend him its a pretty safe bet he would have played.
 
You can be a mentor AND a depth guy ... I don't see a contradiction there. Arnott was brought in by Washington last season as a mentor to the younger players, and he played a depth role as well. The same can happen to goalies. You practice together. You are in the same locker room before and after the game, after a big win, after a big loss. Why can't you be a mentor and plays an insignificant role on the ice?

Nonis also talked specifically and clearly that Kipper was to be brought in as a depth guy, but some would choose to ignore that. When he talks about him as a mentor, then we assume he was gonna be a significant part on the ice? It sounds to me you've made up your mind about this already.

I think this horse's beyond dead, but let's just say we ALL agree it's a GOOD thing Kipper turned down the offer, because even as a depth guy I don't see Kipper as a good fit. It's just I believe Nonis, like he said himself, has complete trust in Reimer (and to a lesser extent, Scrivens)
 
Why is it so tough to understand what they were looking for?

What we know:

1. Kipper had already indicated that he didn't want to move
2. It was voiced that Kipper never intended to play the last season of his contract
3. The last season of his contract paid him significantly less than his cap-hit ($1.5)
4. If the Leafs wanted him to play out his final season - they would need to sweeten the pot with an extension to increase his annual salary (as a Leaf). Nowhere was it said, nor should anyone believe, that the extension would pay him $5mil+season.
5. As for his cap-hit next season, it is very likely that Calgary could have held better than half in any trade scenario (they have a boatload of capspace with Iggy/JBo off the books)

All in all, this could have been a very low-risk, low cost move and nothing to be particularly worried about. Adding a veteran whos been in a playoff series would help all of our goalies. The fact that he could be amnestied of his extension in 2014 makes it even less of a risk.
 
I'm just saying he definately wasn't a guy headed to the AHL and acquired just for depth. They thought he'd be an important piece.

And I find it very unlikely that they didn't think he'd play at all but thought that highly of him and wanted to extend his contract on top of it.

He wasn't going to be brought in to unseat Reimer. But he wasn't going to be brought in to be a coach either.
 
I'll have to check, but what's really funny about all this is that the leafs might be getting the best goaltending they've ever had this year.

seriously might be the best ever, both in raw team save percentage (.916) and in rank (7th).
 
Just reported on sportsnet that the Leafs offered Scrivens, a 2nd and a 3rd. The hold up? Nonis asked the Canucks to keep some salary.
 
BG said:
Why is it so tough to understand what they were looking for?

What we know:

1. Kipper had already indicated that he didn't want to move
2. It was voiced that Kipper never intended to play the last season of his contract
3. The last season of his contract paid him significantly less than his cap-hit ($1.5)
4. If the Leafs wanted him to play out his final season - they would need to sweeten the pot with an extension to increase his annual salary (as a Leaf). Nowhere was it said, nor should anyone believe, that the extension would pay him $5mil+season.
5. As for his cap-hit next season, it is very likely that Calgary could have held better than half in any trade scenario (they have a boatload of capspace with Iggy/JBo off the books)

All in all, this could have been a very low-risk, low cost move and nothing to be particularly worried about. Adding a veteran whos been in a playoff series would help all of our goalies. The fact that he could be amnestied of his extension in 2014 makes it even less of a risk.
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I really think the effect Kiprusoff would have on Reimer is being overstated here.

But whatever. He said no, it's over and I'm glad.
 
It appears the Detroit Red Wings wouldn't have had a hard time in moving Valtteri Filppula ahead of the trade deadline, had the club decided to take that route. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports several Eastern Conference teams were keen to deal for the forward.

"... The Wings listened to offers for C Valtteri Filppula at the deadline and they had a lot of interest. Detroit decided not to move him in the end but the Penguins, Bruins, Leafs and Rangers were all trying to see if they could entice the Wings to move Filppula ..."

With Filppula poised to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, salary cap space is a concern in regards to re-signing Filppula in Detroit. The 27-year-old is due a raise from his current annual average salary of $3 million.
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That Detroit is looking to trade him, or not resign him should tell us all we need to know.
 
If the almighty wings aren't interested in giving Filppula a raise (or signing him to a long-term/lower hit deal), I don't see why the Leafs should be interested in doing so.

By all accounts, they've got one more season of Datsyuk - so a 2nd line centre is going to be a must in the short-term. The Wings would apparently rather roll the dice there, and trade a core player for picks.
 
Filppula had his stajan-like career last year, and has gone back to his stajan-like usual production this year.
 
A team will throw 4 to 5 million a year at Filppula for sure; hes the kind of player you run from given the price tag
 
Then he can command it elsewhere....and I hope he gets it from, just from someone else. It will show just how good Phil Kessel is, when Bozak goes somewhere else and flops.
 
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