TSN: Martin Biron when requested if the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending is healthier getting into this season in comparison with final and if he likes the strikes the Leafs made on the blue line.
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Frank Corrado: “I gotta get permission on this Marty however I’ll, I might like to throw a ‘Sure Man, No Man’ at you. Jimmy, is that okay? Can we?
Jim Tatti: “Go forward sir.
Corrado: “All proper Marty, right here we go. ‘Sure Man, No Man,’ you are feeling extra assured within the Leafs goaltending this yr than you probably did final yr?
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Biron: “Sure man. I, sure. I, I used to be by no means a giant Ilya Samsonov man. And look, final yr they’d you realize three goalies and it was, it was type of this piece of collectively.
Anthony Stolarz this yr did actually, very well in Florida, with the very best goaltender while you take a look at the advance numbers, purpose save about expectations per recreation. However he wasn’t a primary however when he performed, he performed like an elite primary.
Can he play 40 video games? Can he play 35 to 40 video games this yr? Completely. However meaning you Joseph Woll taking part in 40 to 45 video games. So I believe that’s the place the query mark is, is the place is Joe Woll going to be?
However I’m far more assured within the Leafs goaltending this yr than I used to be within the Leafs getting into the season final yr with what they’d within the crease.
Tatti: “Okay Marty, supplemental ‘Sure Man, No Man.”
Corrado: “Oh right here we go.”
Tatti: “Sure Man, No Man, you just like the Leafs strikes on the blue line.”
Biron: “Ah, I’m going to say ‘Sure Man.’
Look, while you take a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs this yr on the blue line, it’s nonetheless Morgan Rielly. They did add (Chris) Tanev, in order that to me is, is a very, very nice piece.
(Oliver) Ekman-Larson did actually good in Florida and clearly, that was a giant a part of their revamping their blue line. So I believe it’s gonna be good.
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Do I believe these two strikes are sufficient to say swiftly the Leafs are means higher on the blue line? No, however it’s a begin. So a bit bit like they did final yr with Max Domi and Bertuzzi, it’s type of like, ‘hey, let’s discover a few items that may very well be complimentary and work out. The variations they’re, they’re not one-year offers. Final yr Domi and Bertuzzi had been one-year offers. This yr it’s a bit bit completely different. Tanev and OEL, they signal long-term.
However I appreciated their blue line higher this yr. I like what they’ve performed with, with serving to out the group on the again finish.
