Lehner 35save Shutout in Isles debut

[SirClintonPortis]

Isles suck so bad defensively, a shutout is basically a Super Bowl for them. Even better, they did it with super NHLer Erik Karlsson on the enemy team.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I recall Billy Smith also had a temper. Maybe the Isles are meant to have the good goalies with a short temper.

 

[Channelcat]

He did a terrible defensive job on the 3-0 goal.

The guy is and always has been a tire fire. Yet greatest D of all time somehow.

 

[SI90]

Isles suck so bad defensively, a shutout is basically a Super Bowl for them. Even better, they did it with super NHLer Erik Karlsson on the enemy team.

We lack a true number 1 defenseman and are thin in high end defenseman. That being said, Trotz has come in and got these guys playing well structured defense. It’s incredible how solid and on point they’re playing within the defensive system. I can’t remember the last time I saw an isles team play like this?

 

[SI90]

I recall Billy Smith also had a temper. Maybe the Isles are meant to have the good goalies with a short temper.

Smitty was at the home opener!! His first time back around the team in a long time. And yes, he was a nut

 

[SI90]

 

[Mafoofoo]

The guy is and always has been a tire fire. Yet greatest D of all time somehow.

Pretty much. Looks like in the end Ottawa bamboozled us in San Jose into accepting the trade.

 

[boredmale]

I’m glad the whole Vanek trade situation is behind us

Ironically Sabres used the pick they acquired from us to trade for Lehner, so we get back what was rightfully ours. lol

 

[Sabresruletheschool]

Guy played with a lot of heart. Hope he does good.

 

[CodeE]

Isles suck so bad defensively, a shutout is basically a Super Bowl for them. Even better, they did it with super NHLer Erik Karlsson on the enemy team.

I take it you've watched zero Islander hockey games this year, but won't hesitate for a moment to give a hot taek how the Isles "suck so bad defensively".

The difference between a Doug Weight team and a Barry Trotz team is obvious. We're killing penalties, offseason guys like Komarov and Filipula have really changed the bottom 6, and the team is making smart coaching decisions.

A poster in the GDT today remarked when the Isles were up 3-0 and the Sharks pulled their goalie, Weight would have put Tavares' line on the ice to pad his stats. Instead, Barzal was nowhere to be seen late in the game despite a gaping open net at the Sharks end, with Trotz relying on guys like Komarov, Filipula, and Cizikas to shut down the Sharks and keep Lehner's shutout.

This is a radically different team than the Islanders you think you know.

 

[izzy]

people forget how highly thought of he was when he was younger

the talent is there and now that hes got a clear mind, sky is the limit

 

[SabresSharks]

Happy for Robin. He looked uncharacteristically calm in net. Hope he keeps it going.

 

[Mattb124]

Sharks with 1 OT win against the Kings to start the year, a down Ducks team, Kings team that really has not looked good, and now the Isle's.

Early yet, but probably not the start Sharks were expecting.

The Sharks have been making good goalies look great this season (avg. 1.7 gf/gp). They have outshot their opponents 102-66 so their shot suppression has been fantastic. Can't say the same about the goaltending.

 

[Mattb124]

He is one of the best. Two times norris winner >>> armchair hfboard poster.

As a Sharks fan, I never really appreciated how good Karlsson is at defense. Oddly enough, he has definitely been better defensively than offensively so far this season. His positioning, stick work, and shot blocking have been exceptional. He has lost very few board battles.

His teammates have not figured out how to play with him yet, so his offensive contribution has been negligible. So many beautiful passes flubbed because the receivers were not expecting them - they just haven't had a passer of his caliber on the back end before and it will take time to adjust to that.

 

[doublechili]

Sharks with 1 OT win against the Kings to start the year, a down Ducks team, Kings team that really has not looked good, and now the Isle's.

Early yet, but probably not the start Sharks were expecting.

If they're Down, it would have to be Geese, not Ducks, right?

 

[Kevin27NYI]

I’m glad the whole Vanek trade situation is behind us

Funny looking back how much shit Snow got for that, and what's the result a few years later? Sabres nor Isles are better off.

 

[Sansbacon]

It is special for Lehner due to it being his first game on a new team, an islander record, and because he is coming off of a particularly bad previous season/mental health and substance abuse issues

Well said. It’s not just the fact that he got a shutout, but that his life could have tragically come to an end, and instead he said enough’s enough, and he got the help he needed... THEN posted a shutout in his first game with his new team.

At the very least, it’s a nice story and I’ll be rooting for him to do well on the island.

 

[Mattilaus]

Great news! Wish nothing but the best for Lehner.....except when he plays Buffalo!

 

[Thrasymachus]

But leave it to a Leaf fan to have something to say.

They aren’t all bad. I am trying to avoid critizing entire fanbases. It seems like the same handful of bad apples that have to be antagonistic

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Lehner stood tall with a 35 save shutout in his isles debut against a talented SJ sharks team.

Happy for him with all he went through last year and over the summer.

Good for Robin, especially knowing his battles we recently read about.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Plus minus is a bad stat. Hfboards has told me this thousands of times.

Not when a player you dislike gets -3.

 

[Sweet Leaf]

Without the Canadian media doing PR for him, people will have to come to terms that Karlsson has always been awful in his own end and can't skate like he used to.

Too bad only 8000 people were at Barklay's to see Lehner's shutout.

 

[Brunomics]

Without the Canadian media doing PR for him, people will have to come to terms that Karlsson has always been awful in his own end and can't skate like he used to.

Too bad only 8000 people were at Barklay's to see Lehner's shutout.

That's what happens when you have a 1pm game on what is basically a workday. Only teachers and some gov't employees have off on that day.

 

[And You Feel Shame]

sharks and caps were the only teams that gave vegas trouble last year. i thought adding karlsson wouldve put them over the top but they seem pretty bad the few games ive watched

Isles were 2-0 vs. Vegas.

 

[sabremike]

Smitty was at the home opener!! His first time back around the team in a long time. And yes, he was a nut

Me and the great man himself! Didn't attack me with a stick so age has mellowed him.