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Forum: Armchair-GM13 oct. 2021 à 13 h 52
Forum: Armchair-GM23 sept. 2021 à 16 h 35
Sujet: My lineups part 5
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Oodz</b></div><div>What stats back that up LMAO</div></div>

Prior to his concussion Markstrom was 10th in SV% among starters last year. Behind Backwood, MAF, Grubrauer, Vasilevskiy, Varlamov, Petersen, Driedger, Shesterkin, and Lankinen (Blackwood had only played 3 games at this point so you can choose to count him or not, I personally did).

After his concussion and up until Sutter fully implemented his system (about 15 games after becoming coach) Markstrom was 2nd last among goalies starters in SV%, only ahead of Hart. <em>Symptoms of concussions averagely last up to 3 months so it is very likely he was still effected by it for a while after returning to play.</em>

Once Sutter's system was in place (using this as more of a timeline) Markstrom finished out the season once again with the 10th best SV% among starters. Behind only Greiss, Varlamov, Nedeljkovic, Fleury, Smith, Merzlikins, Saros, Rask, and Jarry (Lehner also had a slightly better record but I chose to count him as the Vegas backup even though both him and MAF played the same amount of games to end the year)
Forum: Armchair-GM23 sept. 2021 à 13 h 59
Forum: Armchair-GM22 sept. 2021 à 20 h 45
Sujet: Is this still an excellent regular season team
Lets take a look at last years regular lineup as opposed to the projected lineup for the upcoming Leafs team:

<em>Last Years Team:
</em>

Hyman - Matthews - Marner
Galchenyuk - Tavares - Nylander
Engvall - Kerfoot - Mikheyev
Thornton - Brooks - Spezza

Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Dermott - Bogosian

Campbell
Andersen

<em>This Years Projected Lineup:
</em>
Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Ritchie - Tavares - Nylander
Kerfoot - Kampf - Kase
Mikheyev / Simmonds - Brooks - Spezza

Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Sandin - Dermott

Campbell
Mrazek

<em>Comparing Adds and Loses </em>

Hyman &gt; Bunting - Hyman was the largest lose this past offseason, so it's not a shock that his "replacement" is not yet as good as he was. Bunting is a very intriguing player who can evidently play with top end talent and produce. His history with both Dubas and Keefe is an interesting dynamic. He should be a very nice add to the top 6.

Ritchie &gt; Galchenyuk - At 6'3, 220+ lbs, it's obvious Ritchie is better than Galchenyuk. Pair that was his good scoring ability and large netfront presence, Ritchie is a definite upgrade over Galchenyuk, who had brief flashes of creative offensive skills, but lacked when it came to defending.

Kase + Kampf &gt; Engvall + Mikheyev (On the third line) - If Kase is healthy (which all signs point to him being), he is easily a top 6 winger on any other team. Kampf is a good shutdown center, something the Leafs have been searching for for quite some time. Now that we have a genuine shutdown center, Kerfoot can stop being miscast as that and play in a more offensive role. Engvall should either start the season as a healthy scratch or as a part of the Marlies, while Mikheyev likely finds himself on the fourth line. Kampf is very hardworking and will surprise a lot of people, and a return to form for Kase could potentially make his contract one of this offseason's best.

Mikheyev (On the fourth) / Simmonds &gt; Thornton - While Thornton had a good start to last season, his point totals are severely skewed due to playtime with Matthews and Marner. At the end of last season, Thornton's play was unbearable and made this team worse. Although playing with Brooks seemed to bring some energy back to his game, both Mikheyev and Simmonds are better options at this point.

Sandin &gt; Bogosian - While Sandin's introduction to the lineup in the ladder half of last season saw Dermott benched instead of Bogosian, the loss of Bogo is easily supplemented by Sandin, and even Dermott for that matter. Bogosian was surprising good last year as a third pairing guy, but the younger Sandin needs to be part of this lineup after some very good play last year, and Dermott continues to get better. Bringing Mennell into the team's system will only put more pressure on Dermott to perform, as Mennell has the potential to steal Dermott's spot in the lineup.

Mrazek &gt; Andersen - At this point in their careers, Mrazek is the better starter. Andersen has dealt with some injuries in the last few seasons, as evident by his play, but so has Mrazek and his numbers have been great. We now have two incredibly reliable goalies, and if one is off of their game, we have another goalie we can rely on.

Considering the only offseason loss of significance is the departure of Hyman, this team has only gotten better, so yes, this team is better than last year's. Not only is it better in the regular season, but also the post season.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 sept. 2021 à 15 h 34
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