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Originally Posted by BK Triple Threat
Aside from that nothing much. Toronto is going to have a goalie problem. Aside from goalie Reading never got anythig from them.
I have doubts a good AA goalie for TOR will exist this year. Scivens will be rotting in the A because of Riemer.
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I haven't been watching Toronto's transactions the last week or so, since the new affiliation between Hershey and Reading was announced, so maybe I missed it, but did Toronto lose a goalie, or trade one? If nothing has changed it is likely that Rynnas and Owuya will split time with whoever their ECHL affiliate is.
Reading also got Dale Mitchell, Kenny Ryan, Tyler Brenner, and Kyle Neuber from Toronto, in addition to the two goalies. Granted, that isn't a lot, and none of them were in Reading for the whole year, but it isn't nothing either.
Scrivens will probably be in the AHL, although depending on Toronto's opinion of his development, and their backup/injury situation in the NHL, he might get some playing time with the Leafs too. Reimer started out with the Royals too, so the ML's do have a pretty good track record of placing talented goalies with the Royals over the last few years - although they also have a track record of calling them up a couple times a season to give them a look in the AHL too. Of course it is pretty rare for any organization to get through a whole season without an injury to all four of their top goalies, and if a guy is playing really well in the ECHL it probably isn't fair to him not to call him up at least for a few games so he can see the difference in the talent level and speed of play and get some coaching.
Toronto isn't the greatest affiliate in the world, but they aren't the worst either. At least they didn't take all the Royals best ECHL contracted players away like the Kings/Monarchs used to do.
