Monster Out Indefinely, More Surgery On The Way
Sportsnet Reports he will have a similar procedure to the one he had done during training camp
well crap
about 2 years ago
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I will take the high road and say this is just a next step in Dr. Frankenstein’s ultimate plan to build a Monster. Get well soon Jonas, the future needs you. Does this mean Valiquette now?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions
Good question.
I can’t think of any other available goalies out there right now off the top of my head. At least, none that we could get for so cheap. Here’s a look at Valiquette’s numbers at Hockey DB.
holy hell, the fucker is 6’6
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
he’s a tall lanky keeper.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta grab Valiquette. Good Toronto kid.
by Pyramid Power on Dec 3, 2009 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
Sportsnet’s last breaking report was that Carlton the Bear was retiring.
Until I hear Dreger or McKenzie confirm, this hasn’t happened.
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I don't know how up to date this list is.
But our alternative options look bleak. Manny Fernandez? Marc Denis? MARTIN GERBER!? Umm…
Gerber would come back in a flash, wouldn’t he? GRBRZRKR might ride again!
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a week tops I imagine
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
If I remember correctly, it was mentioned after the first procedure that there was a possibility it might not get the correct nerve causing the ablation.
I guess they either missed or there was more than one.
We want this guy for the next 10 years
It’s worth three weeks now that the games don’t matter anymore….
Leaf, the universe and everything.
so true, I’d rather they sort this out now.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
Whatever it takes to get him healthy long-term. Hope Joey Joe Joe is ready to step into the breach.
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by PPP on Dec 2, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
He'd never admit it,
but JJJ has really lucked out this year as far as playing time with the bigs this year.
For Sure
He’s only safe because of emergency recall waivers.
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Waiver results come in at noon?
If the Leafs don’t claim Valiquette it’s MacDonald and Reimer for three games: Thurs (CLB), Sat (BOS), Mon (ATL).
Toskala should be back by Dec. 9 but I have to wonder how the coaching staff would feel about running Toskala and MacDonald for 9 games in 14 nights, given Toskala’s hip, knee, and groin.
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Reimer is hurt, is he not?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
that’s what I remember. Engelage then?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
So we're down to # 3 and #5 in the depth chart?
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 2, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Yup.
At least Valiquette’s cap hit is manageable at $725K
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everything about the guy says take him…but usually when all signs point that way, it goes the opposite way
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah, Reimer and Bozak are day to day. So it would be Munro or Engelage?
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I think they moved Munro down to the ECHL
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
nah, he is starting for the marlies with reimer down
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
i dont like either of those options, Engelage just got the call back to the Marlies after playing in the ECHL (i think) and Munro hasnt even had that many starts in the A
god i hope we get valiquette
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Munro’s on AHL level contract, the Leafs would have to sign him first.
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:03 AM EST up reply actions
Bob McKenzie takes a more moderate view
McKenzie says take the wait and see and we’ll all find out tomorrow.
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he’s usually among the more sensible talking heads in sports. All we can do is wait, it’s in Burke’s court.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
BURN EVERYTHING! RUN FOR THE HILLS!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
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What?!
No love for the maiden?!?!
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Why do we do this to ourselves?
I would be very surprised if we don’t put in a claim for Valiquette even if Gustavsson isn’t going to be out for long.
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yeah, cant hurt
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Valiquette was always money against the Leafs. I hope he’s not one of those guys (Mike Craig) who eats the Leafs alive and can’t play against anyone else.
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like Jason Blake?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
so true.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Dec 2, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
Even if he doesn’t play as good for the Leafs as he has against them he would still probably be a better option than Reimer, Munro or Engelege.
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by Brad Ackerson on Dec 2, 2009 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
Cuz if my memory serves me correctly, last year we shelled him and won with a huge margin..
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
Our games versus the Rangers last year:
0-1 SO
5-2
3-2 OT
2-1 SO
Valiquette only played the 5-2 game. That’s the one where we 5 in 4.21 in the third to win from 2-0 down. I’m not sure 3 goals is a huge margin mind.
He was 5-5 last year with a .907 save %age and 2.84 GAA.
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He should be a decent short term solution
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
But
then he would have to get a new mask and no longer be cool mr. spiderman.
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spider leaf?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
if i was a leaf goalie, i’d so have leafman on my mask
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
These guys are slow learners. Every game they go in tyhere without the
by not norm ullman on Dec 3, 2009 1:27 AM EST up reply actions
power of Leafman behind them, they risk injury.
Or worse.
by not norm ullman on Dec 3, 2009 1:28 AM EST up reply actions
I'M NOT FEELING WELL.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 2, 2009 10:42 PM EST reply actions
Tell me I'm crazy.
But I wonder if a difference of $.725M would ever make a difference in our ability to acquire a draft pick for a salary dump? Then, if we bury him in the minors, does that mean that Reimer gets bumped down the depth chart? I guess I’d like to think that he’ll be given priority for the sake of development. If Valiquette is just a body to sit on the bench for 4 or 5 games, I’m inclined not to take him.
i am, they have two goalies who have proven less than durable and a life time back up, while Valiquette isnt exactly brodeur id rather have him on the bench in a game where we need 2pts than a kid who hasnt been to the show yet
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions
So you think the cap situation and depth chart clutter are non-issues, then? Because those two things aside, I can’t see any other reasons why it could be a bad move.
he has a tiny cap hit, and is a UFA at the end of the season
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
MacDonald has to go back down as soon as Toskala comes back from IR.
Assuming we didn’t immediately waive Toskala (TM Chemmy), we’d have Toskala, Gustavsson and Valiquette on the NHL roster, MacDonald and Reimer on the Marlies, Engelage goes back to Reading, and Munro’s been on an AHL contract anyways.
I really see no issue here.
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I don’t think Reimer’s going to be anything more than a good back up goalie in the future, so it’s not like we’re shooting ourselves in the foot by underdeveloping him.
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
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DUN DUN DUUUUUUN
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 2, 2009 11:17 PM EST reply actions
Jonas can’t handle the pressure of being a number goalie for Leaf Nation.
by aki berg fan club on Dec 2, 2009 11:18 PM EST reply actions
He stays in the rafters of the ACC and lives off Thunderbird, pigeons and lost platinum seat holders.
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Bob McKenzie just confirmed that Monster needs a second surgery on twitter.
by Likely on Dec 3, 2009 1:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Fuck, how long will he be out for?
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
Not sure but I would imagine that it will be 2 weeks before he plays another game.
by Likely on Dec 3, 2009 1:18 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
different sources are reporting anywhere between 2 and 3 weeks…
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Perhaps the worst month to have an injury like this where we play just about every other day.
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
The schedule until Christmas is insane, a game every second day with some back to backs sprinkled in.
by Likely on Dec 3, 2009 1:37 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
good thing
it’s not november anymore…
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Time for Blake to strap on the pads.
Dude knows more about how pucks get stopped than anyone since Sawchuk.
Time forBlakeWhite to strap on the pads.
He’s like having a 2nd goaltender out there.
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 1:28 AM EST up reply actions
Definitely time for White to complete the inaugural Ian White Hat Trick™ – play forward, defense and goalie all on the same team.
by Likely on Dec 3, 2009 1:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
k, I’m probably reading WAY too deeply into the rumors swirling around Twitter about the Hawks and Leafs possibly making a deal, but I have to ask…
what do you guys think it would take for the Leafs to land Sharp??
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cheap, expiring contracts.
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Two of Poni, Stajan, Stempniak +1 prospect?
Poni and Stajan are both UFAs. The prospect would be someone deep on the depth chart.
Chicago gets two good depth guys for a cup run, plus aleviate their cap issues for next year. We get Sharp.
by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Dec 3, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Kaberle for Sharp…
and we also take on Campbell’s contract.
I say no-thank-you to that.
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I don’t see Burke giving up Kaberle for Sharp + a ridiculous contract either…
unless we include Finger and Blake, but I don’t think that would mathematically solve their cap issue… just wishful thinking mixed with my reluctance to get back studying…
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I don’t see anyone making a deal for Campbell’s contract unless it included a boatload of picks AND prospects. Unless off course its Bob Gainey on the phone.
by PassivelyTruculent on Dec 3, 2009 2:09 AM EST up reply actions
Three way deal:
Montreal gets: Campbell
NY Islanders get: Huet
Chicago gets: Halak, Habs 2nd rounder in 2010, and Islanders 3rd Round pick in 2010
Everyone wins! Montreal gets overpaid, non-physical player, Islanders get another goalie, and Chicago gets cap relief and proves the stupidity of Bob Gainey once again.
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