I like it. Desjardins was terrible this year in Hamilton and quite frankly, was never as close to the NHL as some people here felt.
Tokarski is 23 and still has a shot at being a NHL goalie. Pretty solid numbers last season, bit of a decline this year.
If you think Desjardins was terrible this year then Tokarski should be a treat. Desjardins had some rough games, but that was to be expected, he got injured and didn't rebound. For the last month, Desjardins has been playing good ad only had a SV% under .913 once in 7-games.
Desjardins could be a solid NHLer (no proof that he can't be.. he's only shot in the NHL was very successful, there's a reason Tampa Bay wants him back). He may not got a shot there either, but he's a lot closer to NHL ready than Tokarski.
However, even though I love Desjardins, I'm a fan of this trade. While he's not as good as Desjardins today, he's still much better than other options and he's controllable for a few more years.
I like it.
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Why do I have this weird sense of deja vu?
Seriously, though, wasn't Tokarski supposed to be a bit of a hotshot goalie at one point?
He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the WJC and Pierre McGuire loved him. He had a solid first AHL campaign as well, but he's been on a downward trend since. Maybe lack of focus?
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Tokarski still projects, IMO, as a good starter in the NHL. Back-up at the least. Can play in AHL next year w/o being subject to waivers.
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If you think Desjardins was terrible this year then Tokarski should be a treat. Desjardins had some rough games, but that was to be expected, he got injured and didn't rebound. For the last month, Desjardins has been playing good ad only had a SV% under .913 once in 7-games.
Haven't paid a ton of attention to the Dogs in the last month, so probably calling him ''terrible'' all season was wrong, but still, he was clearly struggling many times this year.
He was a disappointment overall when you consider what was expected from him. Mayer pretty much stole the job from him at various points.
WOW what a steal for you guys, Tokarski is nearly NHL ready (but wasn't that impressive this year) and could very well be your back-up next year.
Desjardins will never be a good goalie in the NHL.
Thats the very first bad trade Steve Yzerman made as a Tampa GM
To be honest I see this as a nothing for nothing trade but how can you be sure Desjardins will be nothing but Tokarski will be something when his stats are:
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Tokarski still projects, IMO, as a good starter in the NHL. Back-up at the least. Can play in AHL next year w/o being subject to waivers.
How do they figure that? I see CapGeek has his ELC sliding too... but he has 4 full years in the minors... he was born on Sept. 16, though, so are they saying he gets to be counted as 19 for his first year instead of 20?
Still won a gold medal, more than anything Desjardins won at this stage. He won everywhere and is much younger than C.D.
Desjardins has won the Memorial Cup in Juniors and the Kelly Cup in Professional hockey. He won the MVP of the Memorial Cup tournament and the MVP of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
Toraski played all of one good game in the WJC and that was against Sweden. He did win the Memorial Cup (and MVP) though as well. I think he won the Calder Cup as well too.
What was his record? Did he win all the games? Yes he did. That's all you need to know, really. If he was that atrocious he'd not have won it all.
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Tokarski was named to Canada's roster for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Tokarski struggled during the tournament, entering the final as the eighth best goaltender statistically, though he led Canada to thrilling 7–4 and 6–5 wins over the United States and Russia, respectively.
Interesting trade, I don't see Tokarski as our backup next year as I hope we would have someone with more experience but Tokarski should be a solid #3. A Tokarski/Delmas duo could be interesting for the Dogs next year.
In regards to Desjardins, have heard rumblings that he was in the coaches dog house back when he had his melt-down against his former team lake erie. I know he's been inconsistent this year but still has had some very good games despite how bad the Dogs have looked.
Desjardins has won the Memorial Cup in Juniors and the Kelly Cup in Professional hockey. He won the MVP of the Memorial Cup tournament and the MVP of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
Toraski played all of one good game in the WJC and that was against Sweden. He did win the Memorial Cup (and MVP) though as well.
Your statement is completely false.
Tokarski won that too oddly enough.
- AHL Calder Cup Champion 11/12
- CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team 07/08
- CHL Memorial Cup Champion 07/08
- CHL Memorial Cup Most Outstanding Goaltender 07/08
- CHL Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player "Stafford Smythe Trophy" 07/08
- U20 WJC Gold Medal 08/09
- WHL (West) Second All-Star Team 08/09
- WHL Best GAA 08/09
- WHL Best SVS% 07/08, 08/09
- WHL Champion 07/08
How do they figure that? I see CapGeek has his ELC sliding too... but he has 4 full years in the minors... he was born on Sept. 16, though, so are they saying he gets to be counted as 19 for his first year instead of 20?
That would be extra good if so.
The capgeek waiver calculator confirms he's exempt.
To be honest I see this as a nothing for nothing trade but how can you be sure Desjardins will be nothing but Tokarski will be something when his stats are:
2-0-0
1.00 GAA
.968 sv%
in the NHL.
Exactly. His only chance in NHL action and he was incredible.
Tokarski has had a handful of NHL games and his stats look terrible.
