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Posted by: john992

The Toronto Maple Leafs Signed Trevor Kidd to backup starting goalie ED Belfour


Posted by: Shmoo

Good quality backup, good move for the leafs.

Go Leafs Go!!!!!


Posted by: sawheet

Kidd can party yo


Posted by: animal56

After 20 years as a Leaf fan, I have finally realized that the owners (current and recent past), are nothing but money hogging, sons of biatches. They are not in it for the love of the game, or the desire to bring a cup home.

I decided that when they let Curtis Joseph and Dmitri Yushkevich go, (while completely neglecting the fact that they need to improve the team), I would no longer be a fan of these bozos.

Kidd...Belfour...Reichel...Cross...Hoglund...
How many more "has-beens/never-wasuz" do one team need?

You are looking at a Vancouver Canucks fan, now and forever! Go Bert! Go Naslund!


Posted by: john992

Belfour will replace Joseph nicely...I think Belfour is up for the challenge and he really needed a change of senery. Having said that, I believe Toronto was the best place for him to go, he is genuinely happy to be a Maple Leaf .

As for Yushkevich i believe his replacement (Robert Svehla) was another good move even though he was retired he is still only 33 years old and has more offensive talent then Yushkevich. An offensive defenseman is somthing that has eluded Toronto since they had Al Iafrate.

Im not a big fan of Reichel or Hoglund either. Im with you on these two.

John


Posted by: animal56

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Originally posted by john992
Belfour will replace Joseph nicely...I think Belfour is up for the challenge and he really needed a change of senery. Having said that, I believe Toronto was the best place for him to go, he is genuinely happy to be a Maple Leaf .

As for Yushkevich i believe his replacement (Robert Svehla) was another good move even though he was retired he is still only 33 years old and has more offensive talent then Yushkevich. An offensive defenseman is somthing that has eluded Toronto since they had Al Iafrate.

Im not a big fan of Reichel or Hoglund either. Im with you on these two.

John
I don't think Belfour has it anymore. Sure he's happy to be a Leaf, which is good, but most players are when they arrive. It'll be a different story when he faces 40 shots a game and takes the brunt from the harsh T.O. media shooting him down because he's not Cujo. (Sound somewhat similar to the Clark-Sundin deal?)

Offensive defense is what has been T.O.'s major downfall for the past few years. Let's see...Ellett, Murphy, Kaberle. If they had REAL defense, they'd be fine and dandy, but they would rather have Kaberle teach McCabe how to score 20 goals instead of how to prevent them. I am very disagreeable on this point friend. Sorry.

Svehla would have been a great compliment to Yushky's skills, but no, they elect to keep Cory Cross and Kaberle. Pitiful. (And to think, they were one useless defenseman away from Lindros.)

I've truly had enough of this team. I only hope that Roberts and Tucker (and even to a small extent Sundin) finally realize what is going on, and demand to be traded or force the ownership to take "ownership" and ante up for a chance at the Cup.

Only then will I again, wear my overpriced, personalized Leaf jersey.


Posted by: Shmoo

I agree that Cory Cross has got to go but guys like Kaberle, McCabe and Pilar are young and as they mature their defensive play will improve. The Leafs are not in that bad of shape, they have some good young talent coming up through the system so they will get better. Besides a true die heart leaf fan sticks with them through the good and the bad.


Posted by: animal56

Well, if 20+ years of support isn't good enuff (over 40+ years from my dad) to earn us an attempt at the Cup, then what makes you think it's worth being a die hard fan?

I like McCabe, don't get me wrong, but ever since they put him on a line with Kaberle, he's been playing like Kaberle. Spineless. I waited the entire playoffs this year for someone to clear the front of the crease, and the only guy who would have done it was sitting on the sidelines with a blood clot.







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