Lehner first goalie off ice at Golden Knights' skate, appears to be Game 4 starter

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

What is the point of this move though.

Why???

Could be DeBoer trying to goad Montreal into being more aggressive, opening up and letting Vegas play their game.

 

[HuGo Sham]

forgot about Deboer since he's been in the west for a while, but watching his pressers and gamesmanship; he comes off as a flake and junior B coach.
I assume his
"Montreal won't win 2 more games" quote is up in habs dressing room

 

[Hockeyholic]

Could be Deboer feels MAF is exhausted and just needs another day to recuperate.

They can't afford to lose this game though. It's 2-1 Montreal.

Let's say Lehner does win tonight. Shutout.

What do you do in game 5. Are you going to bet Lehner outplays Price 2 out of 3 games? Or, does Fleury start in game 5 no matter what.

This is a fireable offense. There's no reason, sans injury, Fleury doesn't play tonight.

 

[avsfan9]

Could be Deboer feels MAF is exhausted and just needs another day to recuperate.

Professional goalies shouldn’t need time to recuperate especially in the playoffs, maybe it’s because he sucked the last game.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Could be DeBoer trying to goad Montreal into being more aggressive, opening up and letting Vegas play their game.

Good grief.

If this doesn't work out, it's up there with Grady leaving Pedro in. Belichick benching Butler.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Good grief.

If this doesn't work out, it's up there with Grady leaving Pedro in. Belichick benching Butler.

Not saying it's smart, but I guess DeBoer is taking a chance to change the series.

 

[CH25]

They should focus on scoring more goals. Maybe then 1 mistake wouldn't bite them in the ass.

 

[Ezpz]

Fleury is the clear front runner for the Conn Smythe if Vegas win, however, if Lehner picks up the W tonight and gets a couple more starts I'd imagine that changes. Who would be next in line for Vegas?

Stone, Pacioretty, Theodore, Pietrangelo, Karlsson?

I'd probably lean Stone but 8 pts in 16 playoff games as a top line winger is pretty underwhelming.

3 games into this series there's no way Fleury is a frontrunner. He's not only not been the reason they won game 1, he directly cost them game 3. First and second round don't matter as much when voting. Pietrangelo has been Vegas' key cog. Patches is their leading PPG scorer. But it's a moot point if they lose the series.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

If I am Fleury, I have my agent call GMGM and tell him I want out.

What a bitch move by DeBoer. I was cheering for my boy Fleury and therefore Vegas, but f*** it, go Habs.

 

[Hockeyholic]

They should focus on scoring more goals. Maybe then 1 mistake wouldn't bite them in the ass.

Tough to score more goals with that center depth.

 

[HuGo Sham]

If I am Fleury, I have my agent call GMGM and tell him I want out.

What a bitch move by DeBoer. I was cheering for my boy Fleury and therefore Vegas, but f*** it, go Habs.

agreed. I think fleury starts, but how can you punish a HOF for a fluke goal?
Smacks of desperation if he does it

 

[Dhaemon]

This is 98 Olympics not having Gretzky on the shootout list bad....

Mind is crazy blown.

 

[Hockeyholic]

There's no way DeBoer makes this decision without the blessing of McCrimmon & McPhee.

 

[Sentinel]

They can't afford to lose this game though. It's 2-1 Montreal.

Let's say Lehner does win tonight. Shutout.

What do you do in game 5. Are you going to bet Lehner outplays Price 2 out of 3 games? Or, does Fleury start in game 5 no matter what.

This is a fireable offense. There's no reason, sans injury, Fleury doesn't play tonight.

This is ridiculous. If Fleury is tired (which explains the worst brainfart I've seen this year), then he should rest. Everything else is just speculation. We don't know the whole story.

 

[xMatMcC]

3 games into this series there's no way Fleury is a frontrunner. He's not only not been the reason they won game 1, he directly cost them game 3. First and second round don't matter as much when voting. Pietrangelo has been Vegas' key cog. Patches is their leading PPG scorer. But it's a moot point if they lose the series.

On betting platforms Fleury is the clear frontrunner for Vegas. Nobody is even close. Seems to have value taking a shot at another guy because like you said, he's been shaky.

 

[Sentinel]

This is 98 Olympics not having Gretzky on the shootout list bad....

Mind is crazy blown.

I guess... because neither of these is a particularly bad decision.

 

[Hockeyholic]

This is ridiculous. If Fleury is tired (which explains the worst brainfart I've seen this year), then he should rest. Everything else is just speculation. We don't know the whole story.

If Fleury is tired, still put him out there.

Your better off with a tired Fleury than a rested Lehner.

Maybe Fleury is injured.

There's got to be a legit reason.

 

[Sentinel]

agreed. I think fleury starts, but how can you punish a HOF for a fluke goal?
Smacks of desperation if he does it

A pinball machine goal with three bounces is a fluke goal. This was an atrocious goal.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

If I am Fleury, I have my agent call GMGM and tell him I want out.

What a bitch move by DeBoer. I was cheering for my boy Fleury and therefore Vegas, but f*** it, go Habs.

I feel like you punched yourself after typing that.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I guess... because neither of these is a particularly bad decision.

You don't think Gretzky should've been in the shootout in Nagano?

 

[stl76]

 

[Dhaemon]

I guess... because neither of these is a particularly bad decision.

Are you in the upside down world?

 

[Adam Michaels]

If I am Fleury, I have my agent call GMGM and tell him I want out.

What a bitch move by DeBoer. I was cheering for my boy Fleury and therefore Vegas, but f*** it, go Habs.

DeBoer now in the coaches' room...

 

[HuGo Sham]

A pinball machine goal with three bounces is a fluke goal. This was an atrocious goal.

regardless, it's not the way to reward the body of work of a 3x cup champ. yes i get it; Montreal has a history of getting in his head, and no one should have the same nickname as Guy Lafleur, but it's not great optics if it backfires. And i can't imagine teammates like this move.

 

[Name Nameless]

Professional goalies shouldn’t need time to recuperate especially in the playoffs, maybe it’s because he sucked the last game.

Every goalie will give up a bad goal now and then. Everybody.

So, the definition of "sucked" is giving up *one* bad goal?

Haha.