Modifié 7 déc. 2023 à 22 h 54
Quoting: mondo
I don't trust a Sammy/Jones pairing, especially behind the defense they need to play. And Matthews is the highest paid player in the league, you need to show up on the scoresheet every night to justify how much cap space he's been allocated. Having multiple games where he does nothing isn't cutting it for a player of his calibre.
Reaves playing 7 minutes a night is a problem in of itself. Wasted roster space, wasted contract spot. He brings nothing.
I'm also not convinced Tanev is going to magically solve the problems with this team. Sick of seeing them throw away firsts on guys who play a season and leave for more money. Get a guy with term/control rather than blowing assets for a squad that doesn't deserve the short-term investment.
Sammy has been fine of recent days. Of his last 5 starts only 2 were bad. He had a 0.950 vs BOS, 0.939 vs. Van and in Sweden a 0.931 vs. DET. Those two are the least of our problems as both are capable NHL goalies who have shown to be able to put up good starts. If Sammy was hurt then I would have concerns as Jones/Hildeby would be a potential problem
But as we saw last year when Murray went down Sammy played his best hockey and firmly seized the net. Could happen again lets see.
Reaves playing 7mins is like MacEwan playing 4mins they know their role. But hey he was noticable for those 7mins even did a slapper. Rotating is best for a guy like him even Boudreau mentioned it
And being the highest paid player and not putting up a point in a game is nothing. Like what cause he makes 13m he has to put up points every night thats silly. Every player can go pointless once in a while. Its happened to McDavid, MacKinnon, and other guys making millions. As long they are not actively costing their team points with poor play then its 0 concern as Keefe said its more than just the points. If he was a -5 and showed no effort would have concerns but he had good moments this game and hit a lot posts that prevented potential goals.
For Tanev lets be real if Brad gave a 1st he would likely ensure beforehand to make CGY allow him to talk with Tanev's reps and go if I do this you gonna extend here. As Friedman mentioned if he traded for Zadorov/Tanev or both the intention would be to keep them beyond this season alone like what we saw NYI do with Horvat. And having a top 5 defensive D whose up there with Brodie would be nice. Cause if we look Leafs have spent a 1st on McCabe who is still here, ROR who they tried to keep but pressure got to him, Foligno who they tried to keep but was not the best use of it and BOS gave him more $$$$$, and Muzzin who their best 1st round add
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Cause as of rn this teams main issue is their Dcore. Its fragile and to many holes. Top 9 is good and the 4th line when used properly and we use rotation also works. Dcore cannot go into playoffs with Lagesson, Benoit, etc being 7-9 thats really all there is to it. As this team can score but cannot defend and getting a defensive minded guy like Tanev will help with that.