Speculation: Freddy Andersen is the best leafs tender since CUJO
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stickty111
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Having a good offense hid a lot of Reimer's flaws. He is the reason Bruins actually got to a game 7. With Andy, we might have won in 6 games. Instead we had to play 7 game series because of Reimer, and we suffered the worst callapse in history.
Florida callapsed last season as well with Reimer in net.
Florida callapsed last season as well with Reimer in net.
stickty111
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Yup. The only thing Reimer was better in is callapsing with a 4-1 lead in game 7.
The only reason im here is because of Andersen. I am following the Danish players.
I think Andersen had good games and bad games in last years playoff. I would call his and Holtbys performances average.
I dont get this Reimer thing you guys are having. If I remember it correctly it was something like leafs had a 4-1 lead in game 7 vs Bruins and ended up losing. I dont know how much of theat loss was on Reimer, but you cant let one game decide how good or bad a goalie was/is.
I think Andersen had good games and bad games in last years playoff. I would call his and Holtbys performances average.
I dont get this Reimer thing you guys are having. If I remember it correctly it was something like leafs had a 4-1 lead in game 7 vs Bruins and ended up losing. I dont know how much of theat loss was on Reimer, but you cant let one game decide how good or bad a goalie was/is.
You might be right because iirc correctly Andersen has never lost to the Bruins
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sample size...7 games vs a career.
mcelhinney is a .906 career goalie
my point is that mcelhinney is average at best as a backup. his 9-11 record as a leaf suggest below average.
Pickard likely wont even get a shot because of asset management but he is ripping up the AHL and outplayed a former vezina candidate in colorado...
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Lol what? It makes no sense to say he’s a bad backup because of his past sv%, and use his win/loss record as evidence when that win/loss record is a result of actually having a fine sv% of 916.
The poor record has mostly been a result of playing exclusively the tail end of back to backs.
And btw using sv% data from 10 yrs ago isn’t a great way to evaluate how good a goalie is today.
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The first goalie to survive the slaughter house in Toronto for ages, he has to be f***ing great?
Leafs used to be like a graveyard for goalies, Freddy is a great goalie and extremely strong mentally which is necessary in Toronto.
Side note: An old Leafs goalie showing his potential for the Avs right now, Bernier, four straight wins looking really strong.
Leafs used to be like a graveyard for goalies, Freddy is a great goalie and extremely strong mentally which is necessary in Toronto.
Side note: An old Leafs goalie showing his potential for the Avs right now, Bernier, four straight wins looking really strong.
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Gary Nylund
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Just what this forum needs, more discussion about Reimer. 
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We aren't a playoff team without him. This place would be in for a eye opener if he got injured for any significant amount of time.
If we lost him for a month we would sink like a rock in the standings. If he were to go out for the season, we would not make the playoffs.
He is the teams backbone! Matthews and the rest of the core has been effective but saying any of them have been consistent would be stretching it. He has been our most consistent player easily and most important.
Andersen is a blessing! Best trade the leafs have made since Jvr.
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nope.
SV%
Belfour: .922/.918/.892
Andersen: .918/.922
Belfour joined a cup contending, 100pt team
Andersen joined a team that was the worst team in the league
If Belfour wasnt completely out of shape and horrible after the lockout it would be closer
And like Cujo and Belfour the personnel in front of Andersen will never be good enough to get over the hump.
I agree that Andersen has not had an off the charts season yet statistically. But I do think that in the long run Andersen will have more success as a Leaf than Cujo did. That is what I am basing my opinion on.
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This is true of almost all number one goaltenders in the NHL...
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The other teams aren't giving up the same extreme amount of shots we do. Andersen has faced the most rubber in the league the last two years running.
He is not a average #1 goalie. He is a elite top ten and maybe higher. I don't think teams that play good defense would fair as badly as we would with that loss.
I think he is our most valuable player easily.
You read the article I linked and seen he is rated with the fourth most quality starts innthe league. 4th in wins etc.
He can't simply be lumped in with 31 starters and say he is equal only. He is better than most starters.
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63-32-18, 2.67GAA/.920SV%
Vs Belfour 93-61-15, 2.51GAA/.912SV%
Belfour joined a 100pt team that was already a cup contender.
Andersen joined the worst team in the league and helped turn them into a team that might set a team record for points
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