Will Petr Mrázek be worth anything next season?

[Trubittisky]

He's younger than I thought, only 30

He's performed at a high level before, but how much of that was a stellar D in front of him?

I think it's doubtful he's still in Toronto next season.

What are the odds he lands somewhere nice next season and rehabs his value?

[pmorrow]

It's a diceroll I'd be willing to take for the right price. Even if he goes to a worse team, he might do better in a different system or just getting a fresh start. Just hasn't worked in Toronto for some reason, but he's not this bad.

[Daydream Nation]

It's a diceroll I'd be willing to take for the right price. Even if he goes to a worse team, he might do better in a different system or just getting a fresh start. Just hasn't worked in Toronto for some reason, but he's not this bad.

Agreed. We know goalies are weird and he'll probably bounce back. Very good buy-low candidate IMO.

[Bubba55]

Mrazek is now in his 9th NHL season with his 4th team at the age of 30. I think we have a pretty good sample size here. He has had fairly good years and he has had very bad years. At this point, considering him a starting NHL goalie, and a decent one at that, is a bit of a stretch. He's a back up IMO and how he fairs in that role is a crap shoot. In the right environment he could have a decent year here and there as a back up, but I have little faith in that happening. The only good thing I can say is most NHL goalies are weird and bed shitters and will ruin your season, so Mrazek is in good company there I guess. There is a chance he revitalizes his career somewhere else, but I'm not betting too heavy on that.

[gogoayane]

Problem with Mrazek is and has always been the ability to stay healthy. I was surprised when leafs signed him to play shared duty with Campbell for that very reason of injury risk. I have a feeling he won't be back with the Leafs during the off season, whether trade or buyout to make space for Campbell's new contract and a veteran backup.

He does have the skill set to bounce back but his lack of consistency is concerning.

[stevegamer]

I've had him on rosters since his Detroit days. He would've been fine if they had left him the starter, I feel, but they ended up not wanting him, and going through some lesser goalies.

He's got 2 issues. Staying healthy, and being on a team with a decent system he knows. If he gets both of those, he's a quality tandem goalie. If he gets only one, he's not so useful.

[janneywheels]

doubtful, he can't stay healthy and even when he does he's not always good

[butch]

He stood on his head when the islanders played the canes a few years ago in the 2019 playoffs . Even back then he had the reputation of tweaking his groin and missing chunks of the season.

I predicted Halak could carve a niche as a 1b for several seasons post islander days and I think Mrazek can do the same .

[janneywheels]

Halak was always far more consistent though and by the time he was 30 already had a pair of top 10 Vezina finishes to his name.

if Mrazek stays healthy he might have a decent career but that's not as likely as Halak was.

[Axeman33]

I'm not sure where you think he's playing next year if it's not Toronto. He's got two years left at $3.8M per. Unless Toronto plans on eating salary and can find a buyer, he's not going anywhere. The problem is there's usually a lot of goalie options for teams looking so it's not like it's a sellers market.

[Daydream Nation]

I'm not sure where you think he's playing next year if it's not Toronto. He's got two years left at $3.8M per. Unless Toronto plans on eating salary and can find a buyer, he's not going anywhere. The problem is there's usually a lot of goalie options for teams looking so it's not like it's a sellers market.

I could see a team like Chicago take him with a significant sweetener and/or retention.

[pmorrow]

I could see a team like Chicago take him with a significant sweetener and/or retention.

In addition to Chicago there was some chatter around the deadline that Buffalo looked at mrazek to see what Toronto might give them as a plus. We'll see what happens!

[Axeman33]

Let's just say I'm not optimistic that Toronto is going to find a taker but anything is possible I suppose. I just don't see it happening but no one owns a crystal ball.