Lyon didn't struggle in his NHL cameo - he completely crapped the bed. He's the new Neil Little and that's not a bad thing. Yeah, he might be a career AHLer, but he's exactly the kind of guy you want in the AHL pushing the younger goalies going forward.
As for Stolarz, he's shown more in his NHL cameos than what Lyon has. That's the reality of it. It's not his fault we had an ******** of a head coach that wouldn't use him.
Come on, that’s a harsh assessment.
Little was an AHL lifer that only started 1 NHL game and came in relief in his only other game. That only comparison I see between Lyon and Little is that both played college hockey in the ECAC, Lyon for Yale and Little for R.P.I.
With the abundance of goalies Philadelphia has at the professional level and in prospect netminders coming eventually, Lyons NHL opportunity may come with another NHL franchise, I just hope it doesn’t turn into another Bob situation down the road.
Stolarz or Lyon are out the door, I don’t see philly hanging onto both especially when they could package them with something now instead of losing them to waivers next season for nothing at all.