Qward
Because! That's why!
Hat trick or bust.
Filatov got a hattrick in his first NHL game and some people still call him a bust.
Hat trick or bust.
In other words, unless Benoit is atrocious, or PW/BORO doesn't significantly out play him, one of the young guys will be sent back down when Sundin's brother is back. Of course Lehner could be sent down as well, but I don't believe PMac will carry 8 healthy defencemen in the roster - especially when one of the younger guys can play full-time in the A to really compete for a spot next season.
Fun fact of the day:
Guillaume Latendresse is actually younger than Erik Condra, Colin Greening, Ben Bishop and Pat Cannone.
Thanks Waste Man.
Why do I feel so optimistic this season, despite this team being filled with rookies/unknowns at the backend while missing an important piece in Cowen? The team is also experimenting with a rookie and a veteran forward who has never played a complete season (1 x 80 game season 20 years ago) on the top-6. So why feel so optimistic? Why why?
Younger than all of them put together.
(he's real mature for his age. I'm excited to see how he does. There's serious potential i think)
I'm excited to see Tender play. He had a lot of promise, expectations and some bad luck that derailed his career a bit. He's still very young with a lot of tools. Given the right situation (playing with Turris and Alfredsson perhaps?) he could flourish.
3. Robin Lehner, G, Ottawa Senators -- We know that Craig Anderson is technically the No. 1 goalie in Ottawa. And that Ben Bishop has a one-way deal and that it really doesn't make any sense to keep three goalies in Ottawa. But Lehner is the goalie who can transform Ottawa's season more than any of them. He was 14-5-1 with a .945 save percentage in Binghamton during the lockout, reporting to the team as a slimmer version of the guy who took a step backward in the AHL last year. If he's given an opportunity to continue that strong play during the early portion of the season, that allows the Senators to ease Anderson into the job. And if both play well, you trade Anderson or Bishop for another piece that could immediately help the Senators this season. That's a much more appealing option than sending him back to the AHL and going a more conservative route.