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GreenLantern2814 · 04-10-2016, 02:27 PM

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lucic
Frolik-Backlund-Colborne
Bennett-Jankowski-Ferland
Bouma-Grant-Jooris
Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hamilton-Nakladal
Kevin-Engelland
Wotherspoon

Reimer
Ortio

If not for historically awful goaltending, this is a playoff team. The goalies let in 4+ goals SIXTEEN TIMES before the new year. You cannot expect your offense to overcome that following a year when the Art Ross winner had 89 points.

Gaudreau, Monahan, Brodie, Gio, Hamilton, Backlund and Colborne all had career years. Bennett had more points than Monahan did as a rookie. The back end stabilizes when the bottom pair combines to make less than Engelland.

In 32 games, James Reimer put up a 2.49 GAA and .918 save % with the Leafs. In 32 games, James Reimer put up a 2.49 GAA and a .918 save % with the LEAFS. He's going to cost nothing to acquire but money, and I would guess Treliving can get him on either a Cam Talbot 3/$12M or a Hiller 2/$9M deal. Bring back Ortio on a 1 or 2 year <$1M, and we've just saved nearly $3.5M on goalies.

Jankowski makes the team as the #3C because I think he's a bit more developed as a 200 foot player than Bennett. He also has better size for the position. Jankowski has never had a linemate like Bennett, and Bennett gets to focus a little more on offense. All of a sudden our wing depth isn't as big a concern.

Stajan needs to go. He makes too much if we want to sign Lucic, though if we dont manage to swing that, I'd actually be okay with Stajan riding shotgun on the top line for a year as a stopgap.

Not overreacting is going to be key this off season. That and trading Wideman.

04-10-2016, 02:27 PM	#39
GreenLantern2814 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2011 Exp:	Gaudreau-Monahan-Lucic Frolik-Backlund-Colborne Bennett-Jankowski-Ferland Bouma-Grant-Jooris Hathaway Giordano-Brodie Hamilton-Nakladal Kevin-Engelland Wotherspoon Reimer Ortio If not for historically awful goaltending, this is a playoff team. The goalies let in 4+ goals SIXTEEN TIMES before the new year. You cannot expect your offense to overcome that following a year when the Art Ross winner had 89 points. Gaudreau, Monahan, Brodie, Gio, Hamilton, Backlund and Colborne all had career years. Bennett had more points than Monahan did as a rookie. The back end stabilizes when the bottom pair combines to make less than Engelland. In 32 games, James Reimer put up a 2.49 GAA and .918 save % with the Leafs. In 32 games, James Reimer put up a 2.49 GAA and a .918 save % with the LEAFS. He's going to cost nothing to acquire but money, and I would guess Treliving can get him on either a Cam Talbot 3/$12M or a Hiller 2/$9M deal. Bring back Ortio on a 1 or 2 year <$1M, and we've just saved nearly $3.5M on goalies. Jankowski makes the team as the #3C because I think he's a bit more developed as a 200 foot player than Bennett. He also has better size for the position. Jankowski has never had a linemate like Bennett, and Bennett gets to focus a little more on offense. All of a sudden our wing depth isn't as big a concern. Stajan needs to go. He makes too much if we want to sign Lucic, though if we dont manage to swing that, I'd actually be okay with Stajan riding shotgun on the top line for a year as a stopgap. Not overreacting is going to be key this off season. That and trading Wideman.