Zman5778
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Just getting some of the discussion out of the trade thread.
I think this is mandatory reading on our new #1:
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/06/27...uffalo?token=cf328c160918b226f9321b899ba3121e
Good stuff there.
I think this is mandatory reading on our new #1:
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/06/27...uffalo?token=cf328c160918b226f9321b899ba3121e
While he made it clear during a telephone conversation from his home in Gothenburg, Sweden Saturday he can't say enough good things about his time in Ottawa, Lehner isn't convinced he ever had a shot to beat out Craig Anderson for the top job, especially under former coach Paul MacLean.
"But I think there was something between me and Paul (MacLean) that didn't click when he was there. He came from a veteran team in Detroit where it takes a long time for the young guys to break through I think. It was nothing personal between us I don't think. It just seemed like when I'd start getting hot I didn't get the chance to play and that happened on several occasions."
GM Bryan Murray didn't disagree with Lehner's assessment.
"That's what I said all along. Somebody asked me what Robin has to do to get better and I said, 'Just get a net to play in on a regular basis.' If you don't give them the ice time or net to play in even if they have a bad game, but we weren't in that position with Craig Anderson being the goaltender he is," Murray said after the draft. "Why did (Cam) Talbot get traded from the New York Rangers? He needs net and Henrik (Lundqvist) wasn't going to give it to him.
Good stuff there.