Pre-Game Talk: Hawks vs Jackets

[AmericanDream]

Crow has pretty bad career numbers vs the Caps so start him this game and play Lehner Sunday.

this is true, this schedule really does suck for this team...Lehner playing one game in nearly 3 damn weeks is crazy...hard to get going for both of these guys with all this time off..

 

[bwana63]

Chompin' at the bit, hopefully the team is too. It'll be great to see the Rat again. Guy was the consummate pest.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

 

[RememberTheRoar]

 

[Styles]

Lehner it is. I'm done caring who's in net anymore to be honest. Either guy gives us an equal chance to win.

 

[AmericanDream]

makes sense, he has been sitting a lot..go get em Lehner!

 

[Rick C137]

Thought Crow deserved another go after last game but this schedule is really throwing a wrench into the plans I’m sure. Can’t have Lehner sitting 3+ weeks without a start

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

How can you sit Crow after that game?! JC is horrible and is going to los......kidding.

Hawks have 2 good goalies and there isn't really a wrong choice at this point. Let them both play until someone wins or losses the job or someone gets hurt.

 

[RayP]

How can you sit Crow after that game?! JC is horrible and is going to los......kidding.

Hawks have 2 good goalies and there isn't really a wrong choice at this point. Let them both play until someone wins or losses the job or someone gets hurt.

I mean if that game doesn’t earn you the next start after a long layoff then I don’t know what does of how the hell JC deciding who gets the start.

 

[BobbyJet]

Lehner it is. I'm done caring who's in net anymore to be honest. Either guy gives us an equal chance to win.

It's way to early to come to that conclusion. Way too early.

The schedule gets heavy now. A lot will be revealed in a relatively short time.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

I mean if that game doesn’t earn you the next start after a long layoff then I don’t know what does of how the hell JC deciding who gets the start.

I don't think he's looking at it as a riding the hot goalie kind of a situation currently, where a good start earns you another one. I think they have a general idea of want the workload to be, which would likely no more than a 60/40 split in either direction. I think he's trying to get both guys work and keep them both fresh to start the year. The schedule picks up the next few weeks and both guys will be playing. I have no issue with it. I doubt you see either guy get more than 2, maybe 3 consecutive starts for some time. My guess is that JC has a schedule of what guy to start, based on limiting the time off in between starts and is just going off that.

Obviously, as the season plays out, you reevaluate the situation and adjust if one guy is playing better and deserves more run. But just like I didn't have a problem going to Crow after Lehner played well, I don't have a problem going back to Lehner.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

 

[piteus]

How can you sit Crow after that game?! JC is horrible and is going to los......kidding.

Hawks have 2 good goalies and there isn't really a wrong choice at this point. Let them both play until someone wins or losses the job or someone gets hurt.

I really like Lehner.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Lehner it is. I'm done caring who's in net anymore to be honest. Either guy gives us an equal chance to win.

Yeah, if our D sucks it won't matter who is in net.

 

[Muffinalt]

JC repeatedly said they plan out the goalie starts, ahead of time.

 

[AmericanDream]

JC repeatedly said they plan out the goalie starts, ahead of time.

yep, 6 games in the next 10 days is going to allow plenty of work for both. Lehner has been sitting around and needs game time as well regardless of what Crow just did..it is obvious JC is going to Crow right now more than Lehner, but this is a game Lehner needs just to stay sharp and active...and he played well too, so zero downside here.

 

[Styles]

JC repeatedly said they plan out the goalie starts, ahead of time.

Covert operation to get said schedule.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Looks like Elvis is in net for CLB tonight. Hawks may have caught a break there as Korpy has been pretty good to begin the year.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Elvis?

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

I'm cool with Lehner getting the start. You can't have him sitting around forever. Better than just throwing him to the wolves against Ovi and the Caps. Obviously he's a good goalie and could handle it. But, that would be rough for anyone coming off of not playing in awhile.

This early season schedule hasn't been ideal for anyone. I think we will see a better Keeper rhythm when the schedule evens out and we don't have a week between every game

 

[Styles]

Elvis?

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Elvis Merzlikins sounds like a fake name someone had to make up on the spot.

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

GOALIE ELVIS! He looked awful against the Pens when I went to PIT to catch the game. I'm rooting for the kid though. Just not tonight.

 

[clydesdale line]

Today is my birthday. Win it for me boys!

 

[LordKOTL]

I don't think he's looking at it as a riding the hot goalie kind of a situation currently, where a good start earns you another one. I think they have a general idea of want the workload to be, which would likely no more than a 60/40 split in either direction. I think he's trying to get both guys work and keep them both fresh to start the year. The schedule picks up the next few weeks and both guys will be playing. I have no issue with it. I doubt you see either guy get more than 2, maybe 3 consecutive starts for some time. My guess is that JC has a schedule of what guy to start, based on limiting the time off in between starts and is just going off that.

Obviously, as the season plays out, you reevaluate the situation and adjust if one guy is playing better and deserves more run. But just like I didn't have a problem going to Crow after Lehner played well, I don't have a problem going back to Lehner.

Exactly. I think the next "This goalie should play this game" that I can see on the schedule is Dr. Craw getting the nod on Jan 15th just because he's usually dynamite against the Habs. Maybe there's one for Lehner before it, but I personally don't know if there's any team in which Lehner is their krypronite.

 

[RayP]

Today is my birthday. Win it for me boys!

Happy birthday assface.


Go Hawks!