Just 'cos you asked, I figured I'd look. Here are the nominees, so to speak:

Duchene with 81 points in 81 games for Dallas @ $3m
Holloway signed as an RFA by St. Louis with 63 points in 77 games for $2.3m
Monahan with 54 points in 52 games for Columbus @ $5.5m
Lankinen with Vancouver, 50 games, .901, 2.64 for $875k
Stolarz with Toronto, 33 games, .924, 2.02 for $2.5m
Talbot with Detroit, 46 games, .902, 2.91


In terms of what Stolarz has brought, he's been exceptional night in and night out - but he has only played 34 games (including tonight).


Duchene, though, maybe doesn't quite count since he just resigned. . . .it wasn't like an acquisition that added to your team.

So Lankinen playing that well for 50 games in Vancouver is impressive. Holloway getting a chance in St. Louis and excelling with it has been a good story - and of course when healthy a motivated Sean Monahan has been inspirational.
- Monkeypunk

I would say that Stolarz had been the most important to his team's potential chances of that UFA class.

Stolarz would be the biggest loss to his team of those guys imo, due to his position and the sheer weight of his stats at that position and before his signing, the Leafs' serious weakness at that position.

Duchene is great though.

Just to throw around the Kool Aid here, what if Stolarz has a bona fide number one playoff, and has a few more years ahead of him. Hope hope

Your face isn't bad. Go Leafs Go
- systemtool

It isnt great either

.....or so my momma told me.

😞

FreertoBe is the greatest Hockeybuzz poster of all time.

All of you are a disgrace.
- Atomic Wedgie

It's still twiztedmike and skalapy, I don't even care

I love Craig Simpson too

Just to throw around the Kool Aid here, what if Stolarz has a bona fide number one playoff, and has a few more years ahead of him. Hope hope
- Zezel

Would be awesome..Woll isn't too shabby either. He did well for us before in the playoffs.

It isnt great either

.....or so my momma told me.

😞
- Fakepartofme

You're a a beauty in my books Fakesie

Good to see them win a game in Buf and just crush a win to clinch and get it done. Traditionally our record in Buffalo is abysmal.

Would be awesome..Woll isn't too shabby either. He did well for us before in the playoffs.
- systemtool

Arguably the best duo in the league, both currently healthy and Stolarz is on pure fire going into the playoffs.

Knies Matthews Marner
Domi Tavares Nylander
McMann Laughton Max P
Lorentz Holmberg Robertson

we good ?

Oh yeah! 👍

Looking forward to watching the end of season game against Detroit on Thursday
- Dozzer

Dear God, I hope nobody gets hurt.

Good to see them win a game in Buf and just crush a win to clinch and get it done. Traditionally our record in Buffalo is abysmal.
- Zezel

Amen to that!

Arguably the best duo in the league, both currently healthy and Stolarz is on pure fire going into the playoffs.
- Zezel

This worries me. I always expect law of averages to catch up. Then again Sens have beaten us 3 times this year so...we're due too

I would like declare, if it isn't obvious already, that i am not in a sober condition. I would also like to announce the wife booked our annual vacay on Sunday? Anyone else heading to Cuba in August? Also. dos cerveza por favor.

Knies Matthews Marner
Domi Tavares Nylander
McMann Laughton Robertson
Lorentz Holmberg Max P

we good ?
- systemtool

We are now.

Robertson has been terrible on the 4th. Seems to work a little better on the 3rd, match ups maybe?

Putting Max P and his heavy play on the 4th makes it a pretty threatening line with some offensive potential.

Just my 2 cents.
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Congrats to Marner.

Congrats to Matthews.

Congrats to the Leafs on the Division win.

BUT.I.DON'T.GIVE.AF. Time to win in the playoffs!!! 16 MORE GAMES TO WIN. (after they snuff out Detroit)

Dear God, I hope nobody gets hurt.
- Whipper

I believe they’re a playoff team, they’ll be fine

Also (frank) the Sens. (frank) the uglier Goonies looking Tkachuk. (frank) Spatso. (frank) whatever poop players they have. (frank) Ottawa. (frank) the Leafs for being the (frank)ing longest active playoff making team in the league and only winning one (frank)ing God damn round in the process. (frank) me. one more drink and I'm convinced we're losing 1st round again

Knies Matthews Marner
Domi Tavares Nylander
McMann Laughton Max P
Lorentz Holmberg Robertson

we good ?
- systemtool

🤨

23 34 16
74 91 88
11 24 89
18 29 19

Spares- Patches/ Kampf

We are now.

Robertson has been terrible on the 4th. Seems to work a little better on the 3rd, match ups maybe?

Putting Max P and his heavy play on the 4th makes it a pretty threatening line with some offensive potential.

Just my 2 cents.
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Congrats to Marner.

Congrats to Matthews.

Congrats to the Leafs on the Division win.

BUT.I.DON'T.GIVE.AF. Time to win in the playoffs!!! 16 MORE GAMES TO WIN. (after they snuff out Detroit)

- underhill14

Yes Hillsie! that's the spirit Go Leafs Go

Also (frank) the Sens. (frank) the uglier Goonies looking Tkachuk. (frank) Spatso. (frank) whatever poop players they have. (frank) Ottawa. (frank) the Leafs for being the (frank)ing longest active playoff making team in the league and only winning one (frank)ing God damn round in the process. (frank) me. one more drink and I'm convinced we're losing 1st round again
- systemtool

Reading the term “(frank) Spatso” just made me crack another beer to watch Vegas Calgary start the 3rd and Kadri and Backlund tie the (frank)ing game in 1:04 (3-1 to 3-3)

Say that whenever the (frank) you want

I do pay it’s like $100 per year. The App is TiviMate. It’s through a guy from work who knows a guy….lol
- Cush29

Nylander was absolutely essential tonight. Couldn't have done it without him.

Nylander was absolutely essential tonight. Couldn't have done it without him.
- Rare_Jewel

We never needed to. Also it's really not fair to depend on a guy who scored 40 plus goals and is second in the league in goals. Never carried the load so why bother. Better to pick game by game than a larger sample size. Also, (frank) the Sens. (frank) Spatos. #scoring the second most goals means nothing if you didn't impress in game 81

Also, as I head to bed...(frank) the Habs. And Spatso

I would say that Stolarz had been the most important to his team's potential chances of that UFA class.

Stolarz would be the biggest loss to his team of those guys imo, due to his position and the sheer weight of his stats at that position and before his signing, the Leafs' serious weakness at that position.

Duchene is great though.
- Zezel

I wouldn't argue very vehemently against Stolarz' value; his limited number of games does suck - but I'd say you could probably credit him with adding 9 wins just on stolen games alone (single games with a GSAx of > 1.9 that the Leafs won was the rough criteria I used).

Not many guys make that degree of a contribution in so few games. We're very fortunate to have two guys who can both do this.

We never needed to. Also it's really not fair to depend on a guy who scored 40 plus goals and is second in the league in goals. Never carried the load so why bother. Better to pick game by game than a larger sample size. Also, (frank) the Sens. (frank) Spatos. #scoring the second most goals means nothing if you didn't impress in game 81
- systemtool

https://gen4.hockeybuzz.c...p?thread_id=143287&page=1

Nylander was absolutely essential tonight. Couldn't have done it without him.
- Rare_Jewel

WAFL