Alumni in the Pros May 2013

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I'm watching the Sens-Habs game but during a commerical break tuned into Pens-Isles and heard Douglas Murray being compared to Brian Leetch. ::woot::

Apparently Douglas has his 2nd goal of this playoff season! Pens up 3-0 at the end of 2.

Douglas Murray and Brian Leetch both have two legs, which often have hockey skates at the end of them.  They both wear/wore single-digit numbers.

Umm, that's all I got.

Neither won an NCAA title.

They're both named after bloodsucking parasites, except for Murray.  ::dribble::

[CowbellGuy]

They're both named after bloodsucking parasites, except for Murray.  ::dribble::

I once swam in a lake full of Brians. It was a very unpleasant experience.

[Rita]

They're both named after bloodsucking parasites, except for Murray.  ::dribble::

I once swam in a lake full of Brians. It was a very unpleasant experience.

I thought that only happened in Stephen King novellas. Gross.

[sah67]

NHL.com article on Murray's unlikely offensive contributions:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=670229&navid=nhl:topheads

[ugarte]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

[dbilmes]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

Perhaps the Leafs would have done better with Scrivens in goal in the final period.

[jeff '84]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

Perhaps the Leafs would have done better with Scrivens in goal in the final period.

As I was watching, "thank goodness it wasn't Scrivens" was going through my head.

[jeff '84]

Greening tapped one past Vokoun for Ottawa's goal, trail 2-1 late second.

[Trotsky]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

Perhaps the Leafs would have done better with Scrivens in goal in the final period.

As I was watching, "thank goodness it wasn't Scrivens" was going through my head.

Listening to XM/Sirius Home Ice, which originates out of Toronto and is fairly Ontario-centric, I'm continually disheartened by how all the Very Serious Hosers take it for granted that Reimer is the goalie of the future and Ben is cute and all but at best Bunny Larocque.

Reimer didn't utterly blow Ben out of the water statistically.  I do not know why he came in wearing the crown and seemingly can't lose it.

[RichH]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

Perhaps the Leafs would have done better with Scrivens in goal in the final period.

As I was watching, "thank goodness it wasn't Scrivens" was going through my head.

Listening to XM/Sirius Home Ice, which originates out of Toronto and is fairly Ontario-centric, I'm continually disheartened by how all the Very Serious Hosers take it for granted that Reimer is the goalie of the future and Ben is cute and all but at best Bunny Larocque.

Reimer didn't utterly blow Ben out of the water statistically.  I do not know why he came in wearing the crown and seemingly can't lose it.

One thought that came across my head when I heard about the end of Game 7 is that the outcry may drive the Leafs to go aquire an All-Star goaltender solution NOW, pushing Reimer to the backup role, and Ben to the street.

[Rita]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

Perhaps the Leafs would have done better with Scrivens in goal in the final period.

As I was watching, "thank goodness it wasn't Scrivens" was going through my head.

Listening to XM/Sirius Home Ice, which originates out of Toronto and is fairly Ontario-centric, I'm continually disheartened by how all the Very Serious Hosers take it for granted that Reimer is the goalie of the future and Ben is cute and all but at best Bunny Larocque.

Reimer didn't utterly blow Ben out of the water statistically.  I do not know why he came in wearing the crown and seemingly can't lose it.

One thought that came across my head when I heard about the end of Game 7 is that the outcry may drive the Leafs to go aquire an All-Star goaltender solution NOW, pushing Reimer to the backup role, and Ben to the street.

I too was wondering if Toronto has Luongo's number on speed dial. But really, you can't pin those goals on the goalie; there were 5 other guys in white sweaters on the ice too.

[Josh '99]

Scrivens and O'Byrne eliminated in brutal fashion last night. A replay of the BU - Miami final.

Perhaps the Leafs would have done better with Scrivens in goal in the final period.

As I was watching, "thank goodness it wasn't Scrivens" was going through my head.

Listening to XM/Sirius Home Ice, which originates out of Toronto and is fairly Ontario-centric, I'm continually disheartened by how all the Very Serious Hosers take it for granted that Reimer is the goalie of the future and Ben is cute and all but at best Bunny Larocque.

Reimer didn't utterly blow Ben out of the water statistically.  I do not know why he came in wearing the crown and seemingly can't lose it.

Reimer is younger than Scrivens by about a year and a half, and got his first NHL experience at 22 where Scrivens got his at 25.  Plus he did outplay Scrivens this year by a margin that was non-negligble, if not huge.  So, it seems reasonable for a fan without an emotional connection to either goalie to project Reimer as a better option going forward.

Also, while both have contracts until the end of next season, Reimer is a restricted free agent next summer while Scrivens is unrestricted, so if the Leafs go with Scrivens next year and he kicks ass, they have less ability to retain him.

That being said, if the Leafs do pursue a replacement starter and Scrivens gets the boot, his numbers this past season were good enough that I would guess he would find another NHL gig without too much trouble.

[RatushnyFan]

Reimer looked exceptional in games 5 and 6.  I thought he made some world class saves.  Even with the game 7 debacle his save % was 0.923, same as Tuukka Rask's and overall a decent figure.  I thought he was under a lot of pressure and made some great saves to help push a game 7 in a series they had no business winning.

[Trotsky]

Reimer is younger than Scrivens by about a year and a half, and got his first NHL experience at 22 where Scrivens got his at 25.  Plus he did outplay Scrivens this year by a margin that was non-negligble, if not huge.  So, it seems reasonable for a fan without an emotional connection to either goalie to project Reimer as a better option going forward.

Also, while both have contracts until the end of next season, Reimer is a restricted free agent next summer while Scrivens is unrestricted, so if the Leafs go with Scrivens next year and he kicks ass, they have less ability to retain him.

That being said, if the Leafs do pursue a replacement starter and Scrivens gets the boot, his numbers this past season were good enough that I would guess he would find another NHL gig without too much trouble.

Thank you, this is good information.

The Isles aren't a bad match for Ben, but granted I am biased and want to see the entire franchise become a Cornell colony (rather than its current status as a Maine colony).

[The Rancor]

Moulson Up for Lady Byng