Do you guys have faith in Bibeau as a future #1 goaltender?
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BackHandShelf22
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I would like to see them draft another goalie next year. I feel 1 of Bernier or Reimer need to moved by the end of next year, 1 of the 3 will come up as a back up and then we need a noob.
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Way too early to be asking this question, should wait until his ELC is finished before deciding whether there is NHL potential imo (not just for Bibeau, but for any goalie prospect)
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I refuse to try and predict the development on goalie prospects because the best ones usually just appear and the ones we thought would be studs end up stinking. Look at Markstrom...seemed like a sure number 1 and while that can still definitely happen for him, his path has been....err...unconventional.
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I think all three of Bibeau, Gibson and Sparks have NHL backup goalie potential, and we'll still need to draft a stud in the position.
It's our weakest prospect position by a long shot.
It's our weakest prospect position by a long shot.
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ChrisCall
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The thing i notice about Bibeau is that on his best nights, he makes the kind of saves that only a true Elite goaltender could make. He has proven that he has this ability, whereas i have yet to see that from Gibson or Sparks.
Gibson secured the Marlies starting role with his much more consistent play. Bibeau some nights couldn't stop a beachball.
If Bibeau is able to find a way to turn those beachball nights into capable nights, then he has a pretty sure shot at an NHL future in some kind of capacity. If he finds a way to harness the truly spectacular nights on a more regular basis in addition to that, he will be a legit starter. If those spectacular nights fade off, then his career will fade off with them.
Far too soon to tell where it will all go, but he has shown ability to do some pretty epic things in net, and that alone is enough to be excited about.
Gibson secured the Marlies starting role with his much more consistent play. Bibeau some nights couldn't stop a beachball.
If Bibeau is able to find a way to turn those beachball nights into capable nights, then he has a pretty sure shot at an NHL future in some kind of capacity. If he finds a way to harness the truly spectacular nights on a more regular basis in addition to that, he will be a legit starter. If those spectacular nights fade off, then his career will fade off with them.
Far too soon to tell where it will all go, but he has shown ability to do some pretty epic things in net, and that alone is enough to be excited about.
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Key for all these guys is consistency. As stated, he can make the elite save, needs to save the mundane shots as well. I like Sparx and Bibeau's potentials, just need to put in there development time and see who rises.
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If I could, I would go with 2 and 5. It does depend on his development; he's far from a sure bet. He's a 6th round pick after all. However, it would be nice to trade Sparks or Gibson+ and get someone whom may be very raw, but has excellent potential. Preferably we could stash them in the NCAA or Europe for a while also. It's really tough to find good CHL goalies that aren't long shot.
Very hard to predict how a goalie will end up, this is why you see team's not using there high draft picks (rounds 1/2) on them.
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Nope why would anyone? I get the O.Ps point though. We should invite godla on if we are allowed. He was the slovak goalie that was awesome last wjhc's
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Goalies are tricky but right now nothing says he'll be a #1 NHL goalie, be patient see what happens with him and hope for the best.
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At this stage in his career I would say either the next Patrick Roy or will never see an NHL net. No in between
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I will eat my nacho hat if Bibeau is ever as good as Bernier. Bernier gets severely underrated because of a historically poor season by the team as a whole and a couple flukey goals. Bernier to me took the brunt of Leaf fans anger when he was like 20th down the list of issues we had/people to blame.
