Pre-Game Talk: Sens @ Lightning Oct. 11

[Benjamin]

Very true, what does a fight accomplish in a hockey game? Pointless indeed

Thats a rare time when it does.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

I don't have a problem with it either since they lost with him in nets!

They lost despite him being in nets, not because he was in nets. Andy played just fine.

 

[Holdurbreathe]

Re-uniting GSN is probably the worst I would say.

How about benching Neil for Condra? No need for a fighter for a skilled team like TB. Bottom 6 like this:

Smith - Leg - Stone
Hoff - Lazar - Condra

Tend to agree Condra would be a positive add.

While Condra has shown little ability to score, he works the wall really well, is very smart defensively and reads the opponents breakout patterns really well.

He would be a big help to both Hoffman and Lazar.

 

[Whippet]

Kaptain Karlfreddsson & Lehnersson to the rescue!

 

[PatrickEaves]

%%***||!~~~We Lost~~~!||***%%

 

[Sensinitis]

Tend to agree Condra would be a positive add.

While Condra has shown little ability to score, he works the wall really well, is very smart defensively and reads the opponents breakout patterns really well.

He would be a big help to both Hoffman and Lazar.

Sadly Neil would never get scratched. I would rotate them.

 

[Holdurbreathe]

I'm one of the biggest Neil haters on here

He was fine last night

I think if you went back and watched the video of Neil's play, specially in the D-zone, I doubt you would still say he was fine.

Neil can provide a spark at times, but last night he was mostly along for the ride having only one hit in 12:40 of ice time.

Overall Condra is the better player of the two and would provide more support for Lazar and Hoffman IMO.

PS I doubt Mac would sit Neil as a healthy scratch, so I am in agreement with Newerabegins.

 

[Back in Black]

They lost despite him being in nets, not because he was in nets. Andy played just fine.

Ya, I didn't mean that, I was just referring to the old: if you have the hot hand, you keep playing, but since they lost, it didn't matter.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Lehner gets more criticism then Andy anyways despite consistently having the higher save percentage.



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[StefanW]

Lehner gets more criticism then Andy anyways despite consistently having the higher save percentage.



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And yet every poster in this thread who commented on it said they were perfectly fine with Lehner starting.

I think the fanboys need to get a grip.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Ya, I didn't mean that, I was just referring to the old: if you have the hot hand, you keep playing, but since they lost, it didn't matter.

Ah, gotcha. Then, yeah, good point. Although I wouldn't have been surprised if they were planning to go with Lehner even before yesterday's game.

Lehner gets more criticism then Andy anyways despite consistently having the higher save percentage.



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In seasons where both played more than ten games:
2013-14:
Andy: .911
Lehner: .913

2012-13:
Andy: .941
Lehner: .936

And that's it. Even if we factor in Lehner's two partial seasons, they still each have two seasons with better SV% than the other.

Consistently? Not so much.

 

[Engineer]

Ah, gotcha. Then, yeah, good point. Although I wouldn't have been surprised if they were planning to go with Lehner even before yesterday's game.

In seasons where both played more than ten games:
2013-14:
Andy: .911
Lehner: .913

2012-13:
Andy: .941
Lehner: .936

And that's it. Even if we factor in Lehner's two partial seasons, they still each have two seasons with better SV% than the other.

Consistently? Not so much.

You're not supposed to bring in facts when talking about Lehner. Repetition makes it true, the facts don't.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I think if you went back and watched the video of Neil's play, specially in the D-zone, I doubt you would still say he was fine.

Neil can provide a spark at times, but last night he was mostly along for the ride having only one hit in 12:40 of ice time.

Overall Condra is the better player of the two and would provide more support for Lazar and Hoffman IMO.

PS I doubt Mac would sit Neil as a healthy scratch, so I am in agreement with Newerabegins.

I definitely agree that I'd rather have Condra than Neil in the lineup 99.99% of the time

But I also think Neil was mostly fine last night

 

[MainDotC]

If Radko Gudas catches Lazar with his head down and obliterates him, I'm pretty sure I want Neil there to cave his face in.

Yeah just like he did to Matt Cooke eh? That isn't allowed anymore and that's just the way the game is. You hit someone you get a 10 game suspension. I don't think Super Condra would be a bad idea.

 

[jbeck5]

Thats a rare time when it does.

Mcgrattan on domi?
Neil on Kane?

It can often altar a game or series or rivalry.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Mcgrattan on domi?
Neil on Kane?

It can often altar a game or series or rivalry.

Another one that comes to mind instantly.

 

[Back in Black]

Another one that comes to mind instantly.

Good ol' Neil, Smith, Phillips & Cowen sticking up for the boys!

 

[Qward]

We beat bishop last year.

Only after he took a knee to the head.

 

[Super Cake]

Only after he took a knee to the head.

No, we beat him after that game as well. It was in a shootout as a matter of fact.

Proof:

[NHL]2013021076-X-a[/NHL]

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Ah, gotcha. Then, yeah, good point. Although I wouldn't have been surprised if they were planning to go with Lehner even before yesterday's game.

In seasons where both played more than ten games:
2013-14:
Andy: .911
Lehner: .913

2012-13:
Andy: .941
Lehner: .936

And that's it. Even if we factor in Lehner's two partial seasons, they still each have two seasons with better SV% than the other.

Consistently? Not so much.

Here's your mic back Mika. You just got served!

 

[Lehner]

No, we beat him after that game as well. It was in a shootout as a matter of fact.

Proof:

[NHL]2013021076-X-a[/NHL]

See that save in those replays, one of our goalies know how to play a wrap around.

 

[Karlsson2Turris*]

Mika man you've got to stop with your fanboy posts for Lehner and Zibanejad lol.

 

[StefanW]

Looks like the fanboy stuff will be as fun as it was last year.

I hope Lehner lives up to the pre-game trash talking from his fans.

 

[SenatorArmy*]

Let's go team, do a score

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Keys to the game

• Sport better than the other team can sport
• Score goals to offset the other team which will also itself score many goals
• Give one hundred and ten percent
• Miss all the shots we do not take