Speculation: Who's going to start in Goal tonight - register your prediction !
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HamiltonNHL
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I get the feeling that is true.
Putting MacIntyre in might tighten up the D to protect the new guy tho.
I Am The Stig
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Reimer is definitely getting the start tonight I think.
Keep plummeting that trade value Carlyle
Keep plummeting that trade value Carlyle
The team averages <3 GF and >3 GA a game, and in the four games that differ between each goalie's post-break record they averaged a full GF more for Bernier.
So, no, he didn't get enough run support for a team allowing more than 3 GA a game, and he didn't get the run support Bernier got which allowed the team to get four OT games. And, for the record, he hasn't gotten it of late when we've been losing to 'hot' conference opposition. Bernier's the better guy when they're both on, but neither one has been, and the team has stunk.
Rare Jewel
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Despite the week Reimer just had I'd still rather go with him than the career AHLer with all respect.
Reimer, and he will get no run support, and the fanbase will vilify him when we lose 2-1 because he let in a 'stoppable' goal.
Hard to score goals when your goaltender allows three first period goals.
Yeah, especially against a porous team like Montreal that allowed two first period goals.
KlaxicoBurress
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Oh god, give me a break. Reimer should've had at least ONE of those wristers if not both. They were saveable shots. Bernier gets a piece of one of those, whereas Reimer gets beat cleanly on both. Price on the other hand wasn't saving either of the Leafs 2 goals. Lupul one-timer through a screen and Bozak wide open on the doorstep for the other. It's foolish to play the "well Montreal gave up 2 goals too in the 1st period" card when you don't take into context how the goals were scored.
Will be Reimer. Should be Mac.
Mac might not be great but he cant be much worse than Reimer has been the past few games
Mac might not be great but he cant be much worse than Reimer has been the past few games
Sure, no doubt. Sometimes goaltenders allow goals they should have had. Both of ours have done it.
Would he? Pre-Olympic break, I'd have said sure, but post-break, I'm not sold. He's let in some stinkers, too.
Sorry, I thought the argument being made was that it was "hard to score goals when you give up three". Besides, I'm pretty sure 'shots through a screen' and 'doorstep' goals (remember how we let Stamkos get three?) haven't been passes for Reimer in the other games, but I won't get into that.
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Reimer will start. Even though he's been garbage lately, he was the guy last year, they're not going to bet their playoff spot on a career minor league scrub who's played 104 total minutes in the NHL.
HamiltonNHL
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I say start MacIntyre for the first period. Pull him if he lets in 2 goals.
Put Reimer back in for the second period (the only period he knows how to play).
and put MacIntyre back in for the third.
Reimer is the scrub in waiting.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/statistics/player/_/stat/goaltending/sort/avgGoalsAgainst/count/41
Put Reimer back in for the second period (the only period he knows how to play).
and put MacIntyre back in for the third.
Reimer is the scrub in waiting.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/statistics/player/_/stat/goaltending/sort/avgGoalsAgainst/count/41
We tied it up but what did Reimer do? Allow another backbreaking goal. I can't believe your in agreement here that the team score more goals when Bernier was in net then Reimer was, because it would be very hard to score goals when your constantly playing catch up the entire game.
Oh boy. So your saying Bernier wouldn't have those because of his state? His play hasn't even been bad at all since the NYR game like your making it to be. He may very well be in a slump. Would I trust that he puts up a sv% of .925 or whatever his average was after the olympic break. I would go for the first one.
hockeyes
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I would start Mac but we will start Riemer.
I understand why, you pretty much have to go with the experience in important games like this.
I would gamble on Mac though as Riemer hasn't shown any sign of turning it around. That last goal he gave up sealed it for me on it being worth the gamble.
I understand why, you pretty much have to go with the experience in important games like this.
I would gamble on Mac though as Riemer hasn't shown any sign of turning it around. That last goal he gave up sealed it for me on it being worth the gamble.
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There's almost zero chance MacIntyre is going to start this game. It's going to be James Reimer, and he's going to have a solid game.
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