McBackup next year

[DarkKnight]

You gamble on youth and potential 10/10.

Sometimes it doesn’t work out but it’s worth the risk

Potential? Is there a soul on here who actually thinks Sparks amounts to anything more than what McBackup is already? So some think Sparks pushes Andy for the starter gig? No. Is Andy aging and likely gone in a couple years? No. What is this potential we speak of all the time with Sparks, again his top end is a younger Mc Backup. Potential is a mirage, there's no where to go but becoming a quality backup, which we already had. So far he's worse than McBackup (who was trending on twitter last night he's been so good), net negative.

I predict McBackup is in the NHL longer than Sparks. Feel free to call me out.

I will say Sparks has looked a bit better of late, which is interesting because he's lost 3 of his last 4 and when he was total garbage we got his record thrown in our faces like that's all that matters.

Youth, okay. Potential, a total non starter.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

If Sparks outperformed Mcbackup during training camp, I would not be complaining but he didn't.

Dubas said he didnt care about camp performance, Sparks resume in the AHL earned him a shot at the NHL

 

[Menzinger]

Potential? Is there a soul on here who actually thinks Sparks amounts to anything more than what McBackup is already? So some think Sparks pushes Andy for the starter gig? No. Is Andy aging and likely gone in a couple years? No. What is this potential we speak of all the time with Sparks, again his top end is a younger Mc Backup. Potential is a mirage, there's no where to go but becoming a quality backup, which we already had. So far he's worse than McBackup (who was trending on twitter last night he's been so good), net negative.

I predict McBackup is in the NHL longer than Sparks. Feel free to call me out.

I will say Sparks has looked a bit better of late, which is interesting because he's lost 3 of his last 4 and when he was total garbage we got his record thrown in our faces like that's all that matters.

Youth, okay. Potential, a total non starter.

I think you’re underselling Sparks potential; given his AHL performance it’s not out of the question that he could end up a 1B type.

And let’s not pretend McBackup has a stellar CV: prior to this season he’s 35 and had 32 good games with the Leafs (spread over two seasons) vs multiple seasons of ranging from poor to mediocre.

 

[DarkKnight]

I think you’re underselling Sparks potential; given his AHL performance it’s not out of the question that he could end up a 1B type.

And let’s not pretend McBackup has a stellar CV: prior to this season he’s 35 and had 32 good games with the Leafs (spread over two seasons) vs multiple seasons of ranging from poor to mediocre.

He has some good work with CBJ.

There is no way I see Sparks as a 1B. The jury is still out if he sticks in the league at all.

 

[Notsince67]

Dubas said he didnt care about camp performance, Sparks resume in the AHL earned him a shot at the NHL

IT IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT

 

[Stephen]

IT IS WORSE THAN I THOUGHT

Why?

The Leafs clearly believed they had an asset in Sparks worth developing, since they've been incubating him since 2011. Why would you throw that away because he had a poor camp?

Philosophically, keeping McBackup because of a better training camp would be like exposing Andreas Johnsson to waivers because you liked Tyler Ennis better.

 

[Notsince67]

Why?

The Leafs clearly believed they had an asset in Sparks worth developing, since they've been incubating him since 2011. Why would you throw that away because he had a poor camp?

Philosophically, keeping McBackup because of a better training camp would be like exposing Andreas Johnsson to waivers because you liked Tyler Ennis better.

Philosophically you don't invite Mcbackup to camp on the pretense that the best get a job when it was a done deal already.

 

[Stephen]

Philosophically you don't invite Mcbackup to camp on the pretense that the best get a job when it was a done deal already.

There was no "invite." McBackup was under contract and therefore property of the Leafs. Subject to their personnel choices.

 

[thewave]

There was no "invite." McBackup was under contract and therefore property of the Leafs. Subject to their personnel choices.

I would say Dubas can't really assess how good tenders are. I mean, Sparks has always been a scrambly swimmer of a mess.

 

[Notsince67]

There was no "invite." McBackup was under contract and therefore property of the Leafs. Subject to their personnel choices.

then you put him on waivers before you create a controversy. You do not play him.

 

[great]

Sparks is not a very reliable backup, his performance is just not consistent. But with the way this team defends it's hard to say whose fault it is, and it's obvious that Freddy bails them out a lot.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

McBackup won 2 cups

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heh

 

[Le Cobra]

Mrazek is an expensive backup

 

[cannucky]

Mrazek is an expensive backup

More of a platoon I think , the odds of Campbell being starter material for a full season are still 50/50 at best given the entirety of his career , not hating just being a realist , I can see both guys being really solid as a platoon and I can equally see both guys diving off a cliff and being sold as parts at the tdl to teams with injured goalie problems .Fingers crossed for the former .