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Leafs Looking For Veteran Goalie
by Paul on 05/27/12 at 07:57 AM ET
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from Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star,
Leafs executive Dave Nonis was asked this week if the Leafs might even consider the services of Dominik Hasek, the one-time dominator who has announced his contemplation of an NHL comeback at age 47.
“I think we’re looking for a veteran — I don’t know if we’re looking for that much of a veteran,” quipped Nonis, Toronto’s senior vice president of hockey operations.
Still, while Leafs GM Brian Burke has espoused his belief in the talent of James (Real Deal) Reimer — and while the club has been delighted with the performance of Ben Scrivens, who has backstopped the AHL Marlies to the Calder Cup final — it’s expected that both Reimer, 24, and Scrivens, 25, will face bigger-named competition for NHL starts come training camp.
An upgrade in goal, of course, has been long promised and undelivered. The franchise’s most recent starter in a playoff game, Ed Belfour in 2004, has long since retired and been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Toronto’s post-Belfour goaltending, meanwhile, has too often ranked among the dregs of the league. Consider this statistic when you boil down the essence of Leafland’s repetitive woe: In four of the past five seasons the Leafs have finished either 29th or 30th in team save percentage.
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Anyone else is lunacy? That seems a bit extreme…How about Tim Thomas for a year? Vokoun? Khabibulin? Biron? Harding (more of a long-term option)?
There are a few options in addition to Luongo (whom I imagine would do horribly under the pressure of the Toronto market) and Kipper.
Posted by NHLJeff from Pens fan in Chicago, IL on 05/27/12 at 01:11 PM ET
Reimer deserves a shot, but it wouldn’t hurt anything to have a vet backup behind him.
Posted by @TheJimPl9 on 05/28/12 at 01:14 PM ET
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Stop. Just stop. Domonik Hasek wasn’t that great when he last played a NHL game so what makes anyone think he can be an answer in 2012? The Leafs have only two options- Roberto Luongo or Mikka Kiprusoff. Anyone else is lunacy.
Posted by DG from Toronto on 05/27/12 at 08:28 AM ET