indigobuffalo
Portage and Main
I was just reading the TSN.ca Off-Season Game Plan for the Leafs, and Cullen made an interesting observation:
Now, I personally felt like Bernier was standing on his head most nights, and kept us a competitive team given how poorly the rest of the squad played (at least it seemed that way).
And of course, Reimer had severe self-confidence issues, so his play in 2013-14 was way, way, way, way, WAY below par. (To the point where his wife was actually receiving death threats!)
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Obviously, fan opinion is probably in the 99 percentile on favouring Bernier over Reimer, but does anyone else think it might've been a mistake acquiring Bernier without first trading Reimer to avoid goaltender controversy?
I understand Nonis and Carlyle were hoping for a Halak/Price bring-out-the-best-in-each-goalie mutual competition, but we didn't get that. At all.
Just interested in what everyone else thinks...
The Maple Leafs made a bold move last summer, trading for Jonathan Bernier to be their goaltender, even though James Reimer and Ben Scrivens had both been very good in 2012-2013. Bernier responded well, taking on a starter's workload for the first time in his career, posting a .922 save percentage.
(Incidentally, that was the same as Scrivens and .002 below what Reimer's save percentage was in 2012-2013.)
Now, I personally felt like Bernier was standing on his head most nights, and kept us a competitive team given how poorly the rest of the squad played (at least it seemed that way).
And of course, Reimer had severe self-confidence issues, so his play in 2013-14 was way, way, way, way, WAY below par. (To the point where his wife was actually receiving death threats!)
[DISCLAIMER: READ THE ENTIRE FOLLOWING SENTENCE]
Obviously, fan opinion is probably in the 99 percentile on favouring Bernier over Reimer, but does anyone else think it might've been a mistake acquiring Bernier without first trading Reimer to avoid goaltender controversy?
I understand Nonis and Carlyle were hoping for a Halak/Price bring-out-the-best-in-each-goalie mutual competition, but we didn't get that. At all.
Just interested in what everyone else thinks...