Barry trotz is going to get the isles defense look atleast as solid as it did the first year they had boychuk and leddyBad move for Lehner.
NYI's goalies will have a hard time with that terrible defence in front of them.
If Lehner signs there, it's one year and out of the league for him.
Sorry Isles fans. I feel for you guys.
From my experience as a goalie, skaters disagree. Some craziness is fun and good, but you want a goalie to exude calmness and reliability, which transfers to the guys in front of him. Defensemen wondering whether they can count on their goalie to make the save when they should just execute the right play between taking a pass or a shot away is the type of thing that sinks teams.
Oh yeah I'm talking strictly as a fan. A crazy goalie is just so entertaining.
This still does not preclude Lou from trading for an even better goalie.
It really is a good deal. If he's any good, he will have them competitive for playoffs or they can trade him at the deadline for decent value. Always some teams looking for capable veteran goalie at low salary. If he sucks, it's basically no investment and they'd be tanking anyway.
This still does not preclude Lou from trading for an even better goalie.
It's one year. Who cares. Isles are going to be trash this year.
PLAYOFFS?!?
You wanna talk about the...PLAYOFFS?!?
Don't worry about our comments. Most of sabres fans are pissed we gave away a first. You are getting a young starting goalie for free.