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Why did you bump this? I was terrified for a second...
The fact that the organization has now made deadline deals in back to back seasons after having a decent look at him makes what @Brown Dog says seem true.
I though he might be able to do it, but it really doesn't seem like it.
We're going to be in the market for 2 new C's next season.
Gauthier is fine as the spare centre but I basically figured we'd need 2 centres this off-season. Check it out
Are the Leafs the best fit for John Tavares this summer? (Leafs Off-season)
I suppose his idea is find if the leafs want to get rid of any young player who has a great year because he has them all signing 1-2 year contracts and the team is so pressed up against the cap that the leafs would have no choice but to constantly jettison their youth, not have room to make trade deadline acquisitions or improve the D over the next 7 years to avoid going over the cap repeatedly. But hey, we get Tavares, so nothing else matters, right?
Definitely should've been a different thread - I wasn't terrified, but I did think we'd recalled him when I first saw it.Why did you bump this? I was terrified for a second...
I hope you're right about the injury, and just needing time to fully recover. I've always been a big supporter of his, even before we drafted him, and do really want to see him succeed. If we don't get an established, long-term 4th-line C in the off-season, I hope he gets another serious look next year. He missed a golden opportunity this year, but I still think there's some potential there.I've been thinking of how long it has taken Polak to regain a semblance of an NHL defenseman this year and in the last 3/4 weeks he's started to show definite improvements, at least to my eyes. Could it be that it correlates to almost being one year since his injury against Washington? Which leads me to wonder if the same issue (severe leg injury) has affected Freddy G in the same way. While never blessed with great skating skills, might we see a better skating Gauthier come the fall, when it will be past a year since his surgery and he'll have had a off-season to 'fine-tune' his stride? I'm guessing Goat is nearing the end of his time with the Leafs and as a RFA he might be offered a 1/2 year contract to prove himself. I like the guy, hope he can manage to upgrade his skating, but have no idea if this is possible. Anyone care to offer an opinion?
Why did you bump this? I was terrified for a second...
Can't imagine why you'd be terrified. I'm just curious about what Goat's future holds. As said, I like him, and while I realize his skating was never a strength, I wonder if whatever improvements he made were nullified by surgery and if he can improve the way Polak has.
Why did you bump this? I was terrified for a second...
Because for a second I thought we just inserted a non NHLer into one of the best forward groups in the league.Why would you be terrified?
Kudos for the bump rather than starting another thread to rehash a topic that's been around for a couple of years now.
On the first page alone we have:
2 GM threads
2 Tavares threads
2 JVR threads
I've been thinking of how long it has taken Polak to regain a semblance of an NHL defenseman this year and in the last 3/4 weeks he's started to show definite improvements, at least to my eyes. Could it be that it correlates to almost being one year since his injury against Washington? Which leads me to wonder if the same issue (severe leg injury) has affected Freddy G in the same way. While never blessed with great skating skills, might we see a better skating Gauthier come the fall, when it will be past a year since his surgery and he'll have had a off-season to 'fine-tune' his stride? I'm guessing Goat is nearing the end of his time with the Leafs and as a RFA he might be offered a 1/2 year contract to prove himself. I like the guy, hope he can manage to upgrade his skating, but have no idea if this is possible. Anyone care to offer an opinion?
Why would you be terrified?
Kudos for the bump rather than starting another thread to rehash a topic that's been around for a couple of years now.
On the first page alone we have:
2 GM threads
2 Tavares threads
2 JVR threads
At this point, I'd trade him to Montreal for their 3rd round pick (If they'd do it)
unfortunately so. these day the starting point is skating, which is his weak suit. and he has worse hands than hyman.Goat is not good enough and I fear he never will be, even for the 4th line.
Personally, i give up on the guy.
There was a prefix on this thread that said 'recalled/assigned' as the thread was started when Freddy was brought up to the Leafs earlier in the season. It just implied Freddy was brought back up today.
I removed it, so the discussion about Freddy can continue without the confusion.
Is he waiver eligible next year? If he is I think he gets dealt this offseason for a pick. He's had his shot, looks like it's not happening under babcock
Guess we could attempt to move him if we're concerned about (possibly) losing him to waivers. Otherwise, with some question marks at C due to pending free agency, it might be too soon to cut ties just yet, even if he's possibly been passed on the depth chart by an Aaltonen and is not viewed as much more than a depth option.
He's had a few extended looks but.....I just don't think it's thereI say give him a full year as a fourth line center with the leafs. Moore has been dissapointing and hopefully Plakenic turns it on for the playoffs. You spend a first round pick on the guy, give him every opportunity possible.