2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion
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Highlander
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2025 Woll and Wildbeast. Bye Samson, do not cut your hair bud. Hope you have a great 24 season.
Kin
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L K said:
I suppose what I'm getting at is that the measure of how good a goalie is these days isn't so much how good they are at their best so much as it is their ability to bring that consistently. Samsonov looked very good this year and so I'm happy to bring him back. But I'd be lying if I said I was at all confident about what he'd do next year.
Like I'm saying, I think that's fairly common these days for goalies in general but it's almost universally true among the goalies the Leafs could credibly get their hands on.
OldTimeHockey
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Unless that's all you can afford.
I've been working with goalies for 30 years. Woll certainly brings a calmness to the net. He doesn't over exert himself. He doesn't put himself out of position to make a save. That said, we haven't seen a lot of him.
Samsonov plays overly aggressive which causes him to look ugly in the net but seems to get the job done.
Like Nik, I'm not overly confident in Samsonov, but I'm not sure the sample size on Woll is large enough to let him run with it and I'm not sure there's a stop gap out there that will fill the hole until Woll is ready that is any better than Samsonov. (Or paid less).
One challenge for Treliving is going to be finding a capable #3 goalie behind Samsonov and Woll. The odds of Woll struggling or either goalie getting hurt are high enough that it's fairly likely the team will have a 3rd goalie suiting up at some point in the season. And I'm not sure Petruzzelli or Hildeby should be counted on for that just yet.
The tricky part is finding someone good enough for that role but not good enough that he's an obvious waiver claim when it comes time to get him to the Marlies.
The tricky part is finding someone good enough for that role but not good enough that he's an obvious waiver claim when it comes time to get him to the Marlies.
OldTimeHockey
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Hutchinson it is!
bustaheims
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L K said:
Do we know for sure both Russians are coming over this year? Wouldn't surprise me if one or both stayed in the KHL/MHL/VHL system for another year, if they can.
Also, AHL teams rotating 3 goalies happens pretty frequently, so I'm not super concerned about that, either.
Yeah honestly I was a little surprised both Russian goalies signed. Considering their age/experience spending at least 1 season in the KHL would seem like the better idea right now. The only thing I can guess is the Leafs thought they'd be stuck in the VHL again.
herman said:
It's possible it played a role but I'm not sure I'd really jump to that conclusion unless it was specifically mentioned at some point. It's not like there's a mass exodus of prospects/players from the KHL right now.
Highlander
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The Russians are Coming....The Russians are Coming...RIP Alan Arkin.
Guilt Trip
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Alan Arkin was awesome...Highlander said:
Guru Tugginmypuddah
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Guilt Trip said:
Loved him in Little Miss Sunshine.
Guilt Trip
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I recently watched the Kominskey Method where he played a supporting role just for the 1st season. Not much I didn't like about him as an actor.Rob said: