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# Jeff Finger?
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/jeff-finger/
- Published: 2009-11-05T16:15:24.000Z
- Updated: 2009-11-05T16:15:24.000Z
- Author: Jason Orach
- Tags: Opinion Poll, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld: what's the deal with [Jeff Finger](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54282/Jeff%5FFinger?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)? He's been a healthy scratch six games in a row and in those six games the Leafs defense has started to gel. There's a lot of [Garnet Exelby](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55430/Garnet%5FExelby?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) hate around these parts but lately our defense has been rock solid.

Compared to Finger, Exelby's salary is a lot lower. I think Finger's a good defender and he put up points last year, but do you pull Exelby out of the lineup and mess with a winning formula to make it more expensive?

Is Finger injured? That made sense earlier in his scratch streak but LTIR means a player would only have to miss 10 games or 24 days; Finger hasn't played since 10/24, so he's 50% of the way there on days missed and he hasn't played in six games which could jump to eight by Sunday. Players can be placed on LTIR retroactively which means there's a chance that Toronto will do that to free up some cap space as a matter of principle.

Is one of the Leafs' D corps being showcased for a trade? I'd have to imagine Komisarek, Beauchemin and Schenn aren't going anywhere, and if we take Burke at his word he's keeping Kaberle. That leaves [Ian White](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54283/Ian%5FWhite?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and Garnet Exelby, both of whom are UFAs at the end of the season.

So what do you think is going on with Finger? Are the Leafs planning to sit $3.5M in the press box all year or is something going to happen?

### Why is Finger scratched constantly?

| He's injured.                                   | 23  |
| ----------------------------------------------- | --- |
| Leafs are trading a d-man.                      | 98  |
| Jeff Finger is fun to talk to in the press box. | 150 |
| Other                                           | 34  |