GDT: Game 41 | SENS @ DEVILS | Friday, April 12 | 7PM (ET) | SNET,TVA | Exorcist Edition

[SenzZen]

Nice GDT Quo!

GOSENSGO!!!

Also, hilarious. If anyone thought Dean Brown and Denis Potvin go off-topic for a while....

Those guys are far more entertaining than a Jets game.

not sure putting lats on the 4th is the right call. he's been fairly decent on that "top" line recently.

Watching Knuble blow by him last night was a collar-tugging moment, though.

KNUBLE!

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

Good call. Let's go into the playoffs with an inexperienced rookie when our seasoned veteran who is statistically amazing in the playoffs is rusty.

If we went with "Play whoever gets you wins" then Lehner would have never gotten any games because Bishop won more of his starts than Lehner did.

Despite what others may think, Anderson is the #1 goalie and will be afforded every opportunity to stay the #1 goalie. The guy has given up TWO even strength goals in two starts. The other 3 goals were all powerplay goals and one of those was a 5-on-3 gift from Dan O'Dork.

Seriously, some of you are just amazed by shiny new things. Lehner has won good game following a stinker against Buffalo and you want to anoint him the number 1 IF Anderson has a bad game? Unreal.

Exactly what I'm saying. Just because we got rid of Bishop, thus allowing us to keep Lehner with the big club, doesn't mean we start messing with our rock-solid #1 goalie. Where is all this even coming from??

Don't forget, if we didn't trade Bishop then Lehner would be in the A right now. His play has allowed Murray to move Bish, but in no way has he stolen the #1 spot from Andy yet.

I bet you those wanting to run with Lehner right now want to trade Andy in the off-season "while his value is still high".

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

I mean it's not that Lehner's completely inexperienced at being clutch at playoffs or anything....

But I agree, Get Andy the start. But if he loses, I don't think we can afford risking him being "rusty" again.

I don't think he was rusty in the first place. You're making it sound like he was shaky as hell.

 

[Yokai]

Exactly what I'm saying. Just because we got rid of Bishop, thus allowing us to keep Lehner with the big club, doesn't mean we start messing with our rock-solid #1 goalie. Where is all this even coming from??

Don't forget, if we didn't trade Bishop then Lehner would be in the A right now. His play has allowed Murray to move Bish, but in no way has he stolen the #1 spot from Andy yet.

I bet you those wanting to run with Lehner right now want to trade Andy in the off-season "while his value is still high".

By no means was I suggesting to run with Lehner. I just want the team to play whichever goaltender is going to win games. Whether that is Anderson or Lehner makes no difference. Lehner just picked up the first win in six games, so now Anderson will get his shot. If Anderson loses the next game then maybe give him another shot, but if he loses two in a row go back to Lehner. Now if Lehner loses you can switch right back and so on until someone gets hot.

 

[Quo]

Andy has been just fine since returning and I see no reason to expect anything different going forward.

Is anyone else still listening to the Exorcism theme while reading through the GDT? It's pretty darn catchy.

I am.

 

[Caje]

Andy has been just fine since returning and I see no reason to expect anything different going forward.



I am.

Yeah, I'm not getting this criticism of him. I don't even get why MacLean started Lehner yesterday.

 

[shootingrubber]

go sens go

 

[OttawaSenators11]

Maybe we can score 3 goals without counting an empty netter , haha

 

[OttawaSenators11]

Yeah, I'm not getting this criticism of him. I don't even get why MacLean started Lehner yesterday.

Never question the stache!

 

[Quo]

Yeah, I'm not getting this criticism of him. I don't even get why MacLean started Lehner yesterday.

I get yesterday because it's back-to-back games yesterday and today. A split makes sense.

 

[Scrub*]

Yeah, I'm not getting this criticism of him. I don't even get why MacLean started Lehner yesterday.

We won didn't we? In the end the 2 points is all that matters not who played. I think Anderson is starting tonight, which I'm guessing people will start asking why Anderson is starting if Lehner had a win last night.

Our team has trouble scoring, with either of our goalies, if we score 3 or more goals we should get a win.

Goaltending is the least of our worries right now.

 

[shootingrubber]

Goaltending is not the problem right now. Either of the two guys will give us a chance to win. We need to score to be able to win. Hopefully Michalek helps us out with that tonight.

 

[Smitty26]

got my silfverberg jersey today! this means good karma! sens win tonight!

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Yeah, I'm not getting this criticism of him. I don't even get why MacLean started Lehner yesterday.

Back-to-backs. And I would personally think that Lehner will get one of the two games on Monday-Tuesday. If Anderson wins today, Lehner could still get the start Monday against Boston considering his play against them all season.

Anderson would then get Carolina and run from there as I don't think we have any more back-to-backs.

The one thing I don't want to see is a goalie controversy. Anderson, in his time as a Senator, has been spectacular. Lehner is the future and will get his starts and I trust Maclean to manage the situation well. He won't let the goalies be the concern of this team.

 

[Emerica]

Yeah, I'm not getting this criticism of him. I don't even get why MacLean started Lehner yesterday.

MacLean adressed why Lehner was starting in his pre-game scrum with the media yesterday.

4 games in 6 night. Not that complicated.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Never question the stache!

People were questioning his decisions all throughout the losing streak, why stop now?

Andy's the starter and that's that. Goaltending was far from the issue over his past two starts. Last thing we need at this point in the season is a goaltending controversy or, God forbid, the "win and you're in" strategy.

 

[bacon25]

I love me some slurpee's and I would love to see another win. Sens need to play some desperate hockey tonight.

 

[Artanis]

How I feel when watching the Devils at 20 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9dlEq03tzc

 

[Quo]

I can't believe Brodeur is still stuck at 666 wins. Hopefully we'll keep him there.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Wow, that is a sick GDT.

I concur

 

[God Says No]

I can't believe Brodeur is still stuck at 666 wins. Hopefully we'll keep him there.

yes. very apropos considering the team he plays for.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Over the last decade or so our own colour guys tend to do anything they can to be as neutral to the Sens as possible, Denis is a godsend imo and i appreciate his insight being a HOFer and one of the greatest minds to ever play the game, also being from the area makes me love him even more Ahhhhhh oui Denis!

This!

 

[Emery]

I can't believe Brodeur is still stuck at 666 wins. Hopefully we'll keep him there.

It would only be right!

Prediction; we win 3-2. Goals come from Wiercioch, Silfverberg and Latendresse. dunno who scores for the Devils

 

[DylanSensFan]

I feel like Michalek is going to open this game up quite a bit and the Senators will score 4 or more. 4-1 for the Senators. Silf, Michalek, Turris and Pageau.

 

[shootingrubber]

I feel like Michalek is going to open this game up quite a bit and the Senators will score 4 or more. 4-1 for the Senators. Silf, Michalek, Turris and Pageau.

I hope you're right