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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 12, 2015 at 9:31 p.m.
Thread: A couple more moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div><i>Good evening. Please don't force Frannson on the Leafs again. Really think Victor Loob can make the team next year. In 2016/17 maybe Finn, Nillson, Granberg can make the team. Really think Gibson and Bibeau will be the goalies for the Leafs 2016/2017. Gibson makes the team this year.</i></div></div>

Good afternoon, thanks for the comment. Your opinion is your opinion and maybe you're right about Loov and Gibson, but when you make statements that are unsubstantiated by most hockey observers it doesn't help your case. Gibson didn't look anywhere NHL ready the times I saw him last year and almost every scouting report lists him as second among Leafs goalie prospects, and nobody seems to think any of the Leafs minor league goalies are ready anytime soon . Victor Loov is nowhere near ready for the NHL based on what I've seen live and what I read, though I do think he has potential on the back end of the rotation by 2017 if he continues to improve. Franson is a solid puck mover, he's good on the power play, good with the 1st pass and lead the Leafs in relative Corsi most of the time he was in Toronto, he does however suffer from "Leaf fan over expectation syndrome" which means all his positives are discounted and all his flaws over stated .
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 11, 2015 at 2:16 p.m.
Thread: maples
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dkm1156</b></div><div><i>A few things -
You can't buy out an injured player (Nathan Horton). That's the reason why marc savard and chris pronger are still being paid by their teams
Dubas has said that Nylander, Kapanen, Harrington, and Marner will all spend a full year in the AHL before playing in the NHL. So Nylander and Harrington won't be on this roster.

Solid roster otherwise.</i></div></div>

Please indicate any published material where Dubas has said that Nylander, Kapanen or Harrington will all spend a full year in the AHL. In this interview he states that when they are ready to take full time jobs then they will be with the team <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/dubas-if-prospects-are-ready-theyll-play-for-leafs/" target="_blank">http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/dubas-if-prospects-are-ready-theyll-play-for-leafs/</a>