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He even got a mention by Don Cherry
I missed that, what did Cherry say?
He even got a mention by Don Cherry
I missed that, what did Cherry say?
In the grand tradition of hyped goaltending acquisitions (re: Gerber, Leclaire) it is entirely possible that Anderson will not live up to his relatively short burst stellar play after his acquisition last year.
Who knows when Lehner may get a legitimate shot? Might even be as soon as next season. Whether that's optimal for his development or not is debatable.
I hope Anderson is the real deal, but we've been sold that before.
Cherry acknowledged the Binghamton Senators winning the Calder cup the other day on Hockey Night in Canada. Said Lehner was something special, played incredible for a 19-year-old.
Cherry acknowledged the Binghamton Senators winning the Calder cup the other day on Hockey Night in Canada. Said Lehner was something special, played incredible for a 19-year-old.
Cherry said something good about a Swedish hockey player?
Then Lehner really is something very rare and special.
Honestly, who cares where they choose to rank players? It's a website, not some deity.
I laugh, for example, at the fact Jake Gardiner (smaller, less points, and less skill) is ranked in the top 50 but Patrick Weircioch is not.... Similarly, a team like Ottawa (with several "blue chip" prospects) is ranked as a "below average" team in terms of depth (being 16 of 30). You have to read HF Rankings for their entertainment value - not because you expect to use them for accurate comparison.
In terms of how Markstrom compares to Lehner - both are very good young goalies. Both have starter potential. Beyond that, who knows.
AHL success means nothing to me. We've seen guys flopping when they make the bigs and Lehner was pretty mediocre in his first call.
AHL success means nothing to me. We've seen guys flopping when they make the bigs and Lehner was pretty mediocre in his first call.
Not many goalies get NHL time at 19. Those who do very rarely put up solid numbers in their first shot at the big time. His stats don't look too good in the time he played with the Sens but he showed flashes of brilliance, where he looked like a star goalie on a good night.
I'm not saying he's going to be a bust or anything because goalies you never know, they might develop like Anderson has at a later age. It's promising but teams should have backup plans in the event they don't turn pan out. Look at Kari Leighton, injuries might have deprived his career or maybe he wasn't that good to start with.
Kari Leighton, really?
AHL success means nothing to me. We've seen guys flopping when they make the bigs and Lehner was pretty mediocre in his first call.
and I laugh when I see this sequence ;-) not many humble 19 year old NHL rookie goalies act cocky like this. Of course, he need to stay focused but he cares and I like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhzLPGEpk94
Everything is Canadas fault? ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kmZWCo5CI
Lehner is a fun and gritty goalie. ;-)
Nice save
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9JQYQQ-VdM
HF had him like #2 here on its ratings like they have Bernier and Markstrom.
I'm not saying he's going to be a bust or anything because goalies you never know, they might develop like Anderson has at a later age. It's promising but teams should have backup plans in the event they don't turn pan out. Look at Kari Leighton, injuries might have deprived his career or maybe he wasn't that good to start with.
Isn't this the guy with attitude problems. Didn't he ***** in the world juniors and there was another thing before aswell.