TheGhostOfRazor Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Bobrovsky is a backup, he couldn't be a starter on a stacked team like the Flyers when they desperately needed a goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Apparently Steve Mason didn't say hi last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 before Schneider got signed I was hoping NJ would be interested in him and be willing to give up Larsson. Something like Schneider+Tanev+2nd for Larsson+4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy05 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Dont blame him... The kings just gave him 58 million reasons why he wasn't wanted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy05 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Bernier to Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Kings' Jonathan Bernier not on the block? http://bit.ly/N0szqt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex the Great Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 @andystrickland: #LAKings havent been satisfied with Jonathan Bernier offers...told they're hoping for 1st round pick A 1st round pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Bernier seems like a guy who will turn out to be one of those guys who is a starter but not a top level one. The type of starter that ends up in the bottom third of starters. I think anyone that decides to take a chance on him is just looking to get by, not to make tending a strength of their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Subban Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Bernier could end up in CBJ. They have a trading history with Carter and Johnson. CBJ needs a goalie and Bernier could be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsey Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Makes sense. Young goaltender who i guess at one point was hoping to beat Quick out of the no.1 spot. Hope the best for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Bernier will still only be an RFA after next season right? I imagine that the Kings will hold on to him for the time being and ask him to suck it up and be a backup while they try to work something out. The Kings can't be in any rush to trade him. The return for Bernier right now can't be too high and they're not in any immediate danger of losing him for nothing. They also get to keep a cheap backup for Quick. It's in Bernier's best interest to stay and play a bit more with the Kings too (assuming he does get any starts...) in order to increase his value and gain interest from other teams. I would be surprised to see Bernier dealt in the near future. Of course, I could be totally wrong and the Kings might be eager to ship him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70seven Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 i think Chicago will be all over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 He has potential ... but goalies are a bit like Russian roulette, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 He has potential ... but goalies are a bit like Russian roulette, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I think New Jersey would be the perfect for for Bernier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING ALBERTS Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 i can see CHI and TOR being most likely... the hawks need a talented, cost-effective goaltender to get back into playoff form... if the asking price isn't to high i really see him in chicago... and the leafs? well, insert the same crap trades we've been hearing in the luo-capades, minus a first round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NastiMarvasti Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The thing with Bernier is that he needs to play every night to show his true self. He's not a guy who excels at playing once every couple of weeks. The one time he played consecutive games for the Kings was when Quick became a dad two years ago and Bernier was lights out winning all 3 games while recording 1 shutout. He's excelled at every level he's played in and has done everything asked of him by Kings management. He was on the opening night roster in '07-08 and was sent down to the AHL a few games in. He pouted and got a good talking to from management about how he needs to mature both physically and mentally. He struggled early on because he was still upset about being sent down. The next year, the Kings called up Quick midway through the season after trading Labarbera to the Canucks. Lombardi said that the reason he called up Quick over Bernier was because he had paid his dues and was slightly older. No one thought Quick would turn out the way he has. Bernier spent the next season as the number 1 in Manchester and was the top goalie in the league. He had gotten over the demotion. Eventually Bernier was called up to backup Quick. Being back in LA, it was obvious that Bernier had matured and was happy to fight for the number 1 job rather than it being handed to him. Unfortunately for him, Quick was already getting more starts because he was the number 1 already and he just kept improving so there was no reason to play Bernier more than in a back up role. Not Bernier's fault at all. This mental maturity that Bernier went through in his time in Manchester and as a back up in LA is so underrated. There is a difference in mental toughness for players (especially goalies) who don't have things handed to them as opposed to the ones who do. This is why I believe Luongo to be mentally weak. Bernier was chosen with the 11th overall pick and has done nothing to diminish his value. He's mature, has the benefit of watching what it takes to win a Stanley Cup from up close, and has amazing talent. His style is the complete opposite of Quick's. More patient and less athletic. He almost looks like he's not putting any effort in to make the save. He will be a number 1 goalie wherever he ends up and he'll likely excel like he's done at every level. First round pick, minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester@wraiths.ca Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 First round pick, minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja321 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I see him going to NJ. Brodeur will mentor him and he'll take over the starting job when he retires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXnucks975 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I sincerely doubt they'll get a 1st round pick for him. Maybe another player who was a 1st rounder and is still a work in progress (Hodgson for Kassian type of thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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