Raycroft Waived (Na na naaa na hey hey hey goodbye)

by Chemmy on Jun 24, 2008 4:09 PM EDT

Andrew Raycroft, seen here doing the only thing he's good at (staring incredulously at pucks in the net), was waived by the Leafs today. Let's all join hands, look up at the sky and say "thank you God, or Cliff, or the spirit of Conn Smythe or whoever".

Keep reading unless you're Andrew Raycroft's mother, in which case you probably should go do something else right about now.

Hopefully the Leafs let Raycroft rot in the AHL for a year and then let him ride off into the UFA sunset. Doing so would result in a cap hit of nothing to Toronto. If another team claims Raycroft off waivers, Toronto would have to pay half his salary (about $1m) and have an equivalent cap hit I believe (I'm fuzzy on this case). The worst case scenario would be Toronto buying out Raycroft, because they would have a cap hit against them for two years and to be realistic, MLSE's got the cash to just pay Raycroft $2m this season to wear a baseball cap in the AHL.

This could be a good sign though. The biggest loophole in the CBA is that teams with a lot of money can waive bad players and send them to the AHL to avoid their cap hits. This is a huge advantage for a club with deep pockets like Toronto, so let's hope that Cliff Fletcher shows the entire world he's playing for keeps this week.

Let's take a look at what we gave up some goalie that no one will ever hear of again for, shall we?

2006-2007 72GP 2.99GAA 0.894SV%

2007-2008 19GP 3.92GAA 0.876SV%

I'm not going to crunch the numbers but in 06-07 Raycroft was close to the worst starting goaltender in the league, and he was just as awful as a backup in 2008. I hate to use wins as a statistic for goaltenders, but Raycroft's record in 2007-2008 was an abhorrent 2-9-5. Two wins in 19 games.

I myself had the pleasure of watching Andrew Raycroft two nights in a row this season, at Long Island and at Philadelphia. What more can you say to two wins in 19 games better than "goodbye"?

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my condolences...

for you having gone to leafs games on the road, and having to endure that bitch’s presence between the pipes.

What more can you say to two wins in 19 games better than “goodbye”?

how about: go fuck yourself!

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by eyebleaf on Jun 24, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

destina-Schenn

(Someone shoot me. Last one, I swear)
I can see Wellwood resurfacing in Atlanta, or Nashville, or Florida, but I’d be really surprised to see Raycroft in the NHL again. He can follow Rob Pearson and go paly in Germany. Guten tag, mein fuckface!

by general borschevsky on Jun 24, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

You’re right…it would make a hell of a lot more sense to pin him to the AHL for a year than buy his ass out.

So…Clemmensen up to the big club to back up Toskala, and Pogge gets to progress upwards in games played from half to 80-85%?

by dare_ on Jun 24, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

October – November: Toskala starts, Clemmensen backs up
December – February: Toskala starts, Pogge backs up
Trade deadline: Toskala traded for a ton
March – 2023ish: Pogge starts

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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 24, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

You forgot

June 2009: Leafs use #1 pick for Tavares

Win!

by LeafFanInVan on Jun 24, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

June 2009: Leafs use #1 pick, previously acquired from Montreal in the Sundin trade, for Tavaresem
Fixed.

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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 24, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

photo

needs more beachballs

by loser domi on Jun 24, 2008 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

photo

also needs cookies.

no wait, thats me.

by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Needs more Higgins in a Leafs jersey too.. Keep that wacky rumour alive!

by LeafFanInVan on Jun 24, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions

A. Raycroft

I saw Raycroft start the game here in L.A. in January. He let in 4 goals in the first. All of them bad. Toskala came out for the second and stayed for the season. I said he’d never start another game for the Leafs. I think he did. Twice.

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by Greener on Jun 24, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions

TSN reports that Tucker has been informed that they’re buying him out.

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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 24, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions

where did it all go so wrong?

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by eyebleaf on Jun 25, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m drunk, admittedly, so excuse the typos, but why would the Leafs buy out Darcy Tucker?

A.) The Leafs have lots of money and taking a cap hit for someone not to play doesn’t make sense.

B.) Darcy Tucker played fucking* lights out hockey at the end of the season once his knee healed.

C.) The Leafs have actual dead weight players like McCabe, Jason “I’m A Pussy” Blake, etc. and they BUY OUT DARCY TUCKER?

Seriously I’m fucking pissed. I know my blog is the Darcy Tucker Fan Club but from an unbiased view this is retarded. The Leafs suck.

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by Chemmy on Jun 25, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

the tucker buyout has me reaching for the bottle as well…un-fucking-beleafable…

darcy was everything a maple leaf could ever be. he fucking jumped into the senators bench to beat those pussies.

it’s a sad, sad day…

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by eyebleaf on Jun 25, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions

NTC 5 - man overboard

and then there were 4.

by Steve Burtch on Jun 24, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

EVERY PLAYER WHO ISN’T TUCKER WITH AN NTC IS WORSE THAN TUCKER.

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by Chemmy on Jun 25, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Cliff should have made Raycroft stand up at a press conference and apologise to us all for being terrible.

He deserves ritual humiliation.

by article1 on Jun 25, 2008 12:06 AM EDT reply actions

DARCY FUCKING TUCKER WHAT THE FUCK

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by Chemmy on Jun 25, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

lol

amen

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by eyebleaf on Jun 25, 2008 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Do not drink and post!

Have some respect for those of us who just got in and haven’t had a chance to catch up with the drinking!

On the one hand, I’m sad to see Darcy go. On the other, this is some serious sweeping changes hitting the team. I’m gonna hang on for the ride, I don’t think Cliff is done clearing out the deadwood yet.. Although if Blake and McCabe come through unscathed there will be some serious head scratching.

by LeafFanInVan on Jun 25, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions

mccabe’s coming through b/c his contract isn’t fiscally worthy of a buyout. tucker and raycrap’s were…i think the same goes with blake…

you’re right about Fletch. he’s running the show for real

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by eyebleaf on Jun 25, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep, tis unfortunate.. Perhaps McCabe can show some flash this season and will accept a trade to build up the prospect stockpile.

You mean that Blake’s contract isn’t worthy of a buyout either, right? That’s what I feel anyway. But, who knows, perhaps he’ll get back into the swing of it this year. I would be willing to give him one free pass because of the whole cancer thing. If he doesn’t get cracking he should really retire though. Things could get ugly if the team insists he is “injured” while he declares himself fit to play..

by LeafFanInVan on Jun 25, 2008 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions

i can't believe

i won’t ever see tucker in a leafs jersey again

or wellwood

and possibly sundin

but tucker. #16. damn.

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by eyebleaf on Jun 25, 2008 1:10 AM EDT reply actions

If Blake is still

a Leaf at the end of the week, I’m leading the mob to put Fletchers head on a pike. This was totally uncalled for with that Puke Blake still a member of the leafs.

by penaltyshots on Jun 25, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions

all comes down to contract

blake’s got $16 million and 4 years left on his contract…two-thirds of that is over $10 million bucks…and i think it would be spread over the cap for 8 years…tucker’s $6 million over 6 years on the cap is a lot easier to swallow…

same reason why fletch has decided not to buy mccabe out. tucker just had the most buyout-able contract. but it still has left me with a sour taste in my mouth.

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by eyebleaf on Jun 25, 2008 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I just figured it out!

Can Darcy dye his hair blonde, stay clean shaven, and wear #55? Then all this makes sense. Switch-a-roo!

by general borschevsky on Jun 25, 2008 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Genius! He’d have to become super soft though..

by LeafFanInVan on Jun 25, 2008 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Official Loser Domi reaction to Tucker buyout

Fuckfuckityfuck godammit shit-licker on a stick!

Everyone I even sort of liked is either going to shit or leaving (except Raycroft—I never liked him)
cock knocker on a shingle!dammit dammit, DAMMIT!

If this continues, let me say one thing: I LOVE BRYAN McCABE!

by loser domi on Jun 25, 2008 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit, Tucker was a whole character. He was actually someone interesting. that’s what I’ll miss. no more “ticking time bomb” jokes or anything like that. Dammit.

by loser domi on Jun 25, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but was he ever in prison like Bell will be? Perhaps Bell will come back from his stint a low ranking soldier in the mexican mafia or something.. Scary tats!

by LeafFanInVan on Jun 25, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions