GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ Toronto Maple Leafs - 7:00pm ET - Tue. Oct. 6th, 2009

Our goaltending is no more or less stable then the majority of teams. Should our starting goalie get hurt, we would be in trouble, but we have an excellent backup.

cloverleaf wrote:But I thought your goaltending position was stable? Why are you worried about someone running into leclaire tonight? Simple question, but not to easy to answer when the blinders are on.

Our goaltending is stable. The concern is the Low IQ, cement heads playing for the leafs. I don't care if I am Vancouver or Jersey, I worry about some idiot wearing a leaf on his steroid inflated chest taking cheap shots at my goalie.

AND we have a fantastical prospect in Lehner that we could take away from the Soo. We'd have to sign him first though. He's one of the best goaltending prospects out there.

cloverleaf wrote:You are missing the point. most teams dont go into the game hoping their goalie doesn't get touched. but ottawa fans have to because of leclaire. it really isnt that hard to understand. im not trying to be contraversial, but this really is the only site i go to that doesnt seee the reality of their goaltending position. i think only spezd is the only member to acknowledge that your goaltending is not stable. everyone else thinks you guys are set. reality will set in soon enough.

And we won't worry about it either, except for games against the truculent ones.

Brian Burke Ron Wilson.

enough said, my point was just proven by the last three posters

what a joke

cloverleaf wrote:enough said, my point was just proven by the last three posters

What was your point ?

I am saying, I don't worry about Leclaire's health, I worry about the leafs intentionally trying to run/injure him. Normal goalmouth contact is fine, I just don't trust the morons in Blue and White.

cloverleaf wrote:You are missing the point. most teams dont go into the game hoping their goalie doesn't get touched. but ottawa fans have to because of leclaire. it really isnt that hard to understand. im not trying to be contraversial, but this really is the only site i go to that doesnt seee the reality of their goaltending position. i think only spezd is the only member to acknowledge that your goaltending is not stable. everyone else thinks you guys are set. reality will set in soon enough.

The only concern I've seen from Sens fans here is from any intentional harm being done by the "goons" from the Leafs, or any other team for that matter. If BM was concerned that LeClaire would be injured simply by getting touched... he would never have traded for him. Boogard plowed LeClaire in a *preseason* game that resulted in his most recent injury that ended up needing surgery. Based on what we've seen from LeClaire so far and Elliott last year... we're in a very good position.

If any team gets their #1 goalie injured by the other team running them over... there's always a cause for concern.

I think you're mis-understanding our concern. Concerned about getting taken out? Yes. Concerned about regular, normal in-game contact. No.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

wprager wrote:Oh, boy, the headline "Leafs' Finger out" could stir-up some images. Does he play the PP? 'Cause then you'd have "Finger on the Trigger".

"Leafs won't give us the Finger".
"Finger to twiddle his thumbs in the press box."

"Finger loses position on his man, he's caught clutching and grabbing and now Finger heads straight to the box."

See guys, Finger is replete with opportunity for in-ya-endo

cloverleaf wrote:But I thought your goaltending position was stable? Why are you worried about someone running into leclaire tonight? Simple question, but not to easy to answer when the blinders are on.

Stable, probably. Invincible, no. If our number one goalie gets hurt that sucks.

"Finger goes 5-hole..."

Hey-O.

So should I start Emery vs the Caps or Gustavson vs the Sens! So many questions so little time :s

RobbyJ wrote:

cloverleaf wrote: most teams dont go into the game hoping their goalie doesn't get touched. but ottawa fans have to because of leclaire.

enough said, my point was just proven by the last three posters

What was your point ?

I am saying, I don't worry about Leclaire's health, I worry about the leafs intentionally trying to run/injure him. Normal goalmouth contact is fine, I just don't trust the morons in Blue and White.

I worry a bit more than I would with a goalie who's never had injuries. Hasek lingers in my mind. But when you say "most teams" you are admitting that there are other teams out there who have to think the same way and that includes Toronto with Toskala's surgery last year... I think that's why Toronto was brought up man.

cloverleaf wrote:But I thought your goaltending position was stable? Why are you worried about someone running into leclaire tonight? Simple question, but not to easy to answer when the blinders are on.

Having both stable goaltending and goalies capable of getting injured is not incongruous.

Instead of making comments about blinders and how other people should take notes on how realistic you are, how about pointing out why you think Ottawa's goaltending is so bad.

Is it because in his last full season, Leclaire only had 9 shut-outs? Is it because he doesn't have a good pedigree in only being an 8th over-all pick? Is it because of the 8 games Brian Elliott struggled in at the beginning of his AHL career, despite dominating at all other times and basically all other levels? Is it because Robin Lehner's nickname "Real Estate" isn't as cool as "The Monster"?

Or is it because of one game where the skaters in front of Leclaire played absolutely horrendously?

No one is suggested an Ottawa goalie is going to walk away this year with a William M. Jennings award or a Vezina trophy this year, but it takes severe bias not to agree that the goaltending position is as stable as it has been since 2005-2006 and is the least of our concerns at the moment.

shabbs wrote:"Finger goes 5-hole..."

Hey-O.

"Finger puts it where grandma keeps the peanut butter!"

cloverleaf wrote:You are missing the point. most teams dont go into the game hoping their goalie doesn't get touched. but ottawa fans have to because of leclaire. it really isnt that hard to understand. im not trying to be contraversial, but this really is the only site i go to that doesnt seee the reality of their goaltending position. i think only spezd is the only member to acknowledge that your goaltending is not stable. everyone else thinks you guys are set. reality will set in soon enough.

How is it not stable? It's a calculated risk grabbing Leclaire and Elliott has shown he is an NHL goaltender who has the tallent to be a starter one day.

So basically a true number 1 and a rock solid backup... ya, it's just like having Gerber and Auld.

Finger in the crease....

Leafs always seem to have our number.....

As much as we've improved this year, so has everyone else... it's gonna be an interesting season. mark my words, if we miss the playoffs again, Murray is tee oh aye ess tee

cloverleaf wrote:enough said, my point was just proven by the last three posters

Ya, you have no point and no prespective. Look down The East and Ottawa's duo is in the top 6 or 7

Lundivst is a starter and backup by himself
Flurry is solid and Johnson is a good team guy and bacup.
Montreal's is at the top with Price and Halak
Ward is about as good as they come but no real back up
Thomas and Rask are really solid
Vokoun is inconsistant and Cleminsson is a career AHLer basically
Emery and Bouchier are decent

everyone else isnt even worth talking about.

Ottawa's goaltending is solid, period.