GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ Edmonton Oilers - 9:30PM EST. Tuesday, March 10, 2010

SeawaySensFan wrote:

N4L wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

N4L wrote:

Big Ev wrote:He should have started Lecalire to let him gain more and mroe confidence. Edmonton is a streak breaker. If you have a big losing streak, the best cure is to play the Oilers! It really doesn't matter which goalie we play, but Leclaire deserved this one. Ah well...

Ya? The Devils disagree.

Also, why would you start Leclaire when it is Elliott who carried the load when it mattered? Lacking a little common sense there arnt we?

I agree with you. My personal favourite of the two goalies is Elliott for sure. I just don't get how your 3.8 million dollar goalie doesn't get the start when he finally started to look good.

Elliott is the guy that has the teams confidence, you have to roll with him. I love Elliott because he came up in the system and is a proven winner based on everywhere he has played, but I think Leclaire is the most tallented of the two. Sometimes tallent isnt enough and different tangibles take over, Elliott has a lot of those.

3.8 mil at this point is irrelivant.

It is to me too, but I find it hard to believe that it's irrelevant to the organization. If they have any hope of dealing him in the event that Elliott becomes the #1 goalie, I would have to think they would want Leclaire to show that he has value to a prospective trade destination.

There is absolutely no rush to deal Leclaire though, he has one year left on his contract and as of right now he is one of the best backups in The NHL, its not a bad situation having two guys who can do the job.

If at camp next year the cap is a problem, then you look at it, until then he is just an over paid goaltender with the potential to be a legit number 1 guy.

The ability to deal Leclaire is overshadowed by the stretch run, the playoffs, and the teams success right now.

N4L wrote:

SDH89 wrote:

N4L wrote:

SDH89 wrote:I thought this was finally going to be Leclaire's chance to get himself in a groove ... Not going to happen now

Do you want to get Leclaire in the groove or keep Elliott in one? Elliott is the guy the team has chosen to roll with, if he screws it up, Leclaire will get back in, dont worry.

I want Elliot to play well, but to be frank he hasn't great over the course of the past couple of games.

What game wasnt he great in? NYR he defently wasnt great but there is no way you can put that game on him. Carolina he let in one goal in 53 mins of hockey and with any kind of support could have won that game. NYI he kept The Sens in it for 2 periods when they were no shows and they ended up stealing a win they had no business getting.

Like I said, what games (plural) was Elliott not very solid in? Ill give you NYR for the sake of arguement whether I agree or not.

You're right, the only game where he's been questionable was the Ranger game. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that Elliot's play hasn't been earth shattering or anything (doesn't mean he was playing poorly) and I'm just a little surprised that they didn't go back with Leclaire, that's all.

Either way, I mainly care about getting the 2 pts. tonight.

wprager wrote:Hey, we have a guest on who is in Moscow.

Privyet, kak dela? Ya sam is Moskvy.

What'd you call me???!!!

Anything less than 2 points will anger me a great deal.

SDH89 wrote:

N4L wrote:

SDH89 wrote:

N4L wrote:

SDH89 wrote:I thought this was finally going to be Leclaire's chance to get himself in a groove ... Not going to happen now

Do you want to get Leclaire in the groove or keep Elliott in one? Elliott is the guy the team has chosen to roll with, if he screws it up, Leclaire will get back in, dont worry.

I want Elliot to play well, but to be frank he hasn't great over the course of the past couple of games.

What game wasnt he great in? NYR he defently wasnt great but there is no way you can put that game on him. Carolina he let in one goal in 53 mins of hockey and with any kind of support could have won that game. NYI he kept The Sens in it for 2 periods when they were no shows and they ended up stealing a win they had no business getting.

Like I said, what games (plural) was Elliott not very solid in? Ill give you NYR for the sake of arguement whether I agree or not.

You're right, the only game where he's been questionable was the Ranger game. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that Elliot's play hasn't been earth shattering or anything (doesn't mean he was playing poorly) and I'm just a little surprised that they didn't go back with Leclaire, that's all.

Either way, I mainly care about getting the 2 pts. tonight.

Absolutely the 2 pts are all that matters. Elliott gives them the best shot at that and has been the most consistant, that's why he starts.

Leclaire played great last game and if Elliott deserved to sit, Leclaire would have gotten the start.

I'm sitting here shaking my head at some of these statements being said about a goalie who won the NHL Star of the Week two consecutive weeks.

Michallica wrote:

wprager wrote:Hey, we have a guest on who is in Moscow.

Privyet, kak dela? Ya sam is Moskvy.

What'd you call me???!!!

No, no, no. I meant M-o-s-c-o-w, as in R-u-s-s-i-a. Not O-t-t-a-w-a.

Hope that clears things up a bit

wprager wrote:

Michallica wrote:

wprager wrote:Hey, we have a guest on who is in Moscow.

Privyet, kak dela? Ya sam is Moskvy.

What'd you call me???!!!

No, no, no. I meant M-o-s-c-o-w, as in R-u-s-s-i-a. Not O-t-t-a-w-a.

Hope that clears things up a bit

Thanks, I had no idea hehe

Wait a minute. The map shows a couple of people in California. Click on one of the, and it's anonymous. Click on the other one, and it says "wprager".

I had *NO IDEA* I was in California. My wife is about to come and pick me up from work. She's going to be waiting a long time.

In case no one knows what I'm talking about, it's a google map showing the location of active users. It may only be accessible from the admin panel.

Aha! Figured it out. I'm still at work, local company bought out by a larger US firm. The IP address plots me in California.

Apparently it's common for servers to be located outside of Canada. My website's hosted in the US somewhere too, thought it is through Netfirms.ca (a Canadian site with an American sister company, Netfirms.com).

i need to make a poll

should i waste my night watching this game ?

blow out by ottawa or edmonton not sure here,

What do you mean waste your night? Don't you want to watch the Sens? I'm counting down the time! *








*They sure a s_hit better play well, I'm not even kidding, the time for excuses is well gone.

SpezDispenser wrote:What do you mean waste your night? Don't you want to watch the Sens? I'm counting down the time! *








*They sure a s_hit better play well, I'm not even kidding, the time for excuses is well gone.

depends if i wanna pass my test tomorrow lol

You want to pass that test.

SpezDispenser wrote:You want to pass that test.

meh i guess thats what intermissions are for

Leclaire did what backups are supposed to last Saturday. He started on short notice and turned in a credible performance. Elliott is the guy on this team, but Clouston is going to do his best to keep Leclaire sharp for the playoffs if/when Elliott falters, should they make the playoffs.

SpezDispenser wrote:What do you mean waste your night? Don't you want to watch the Sens? I'm counting down the time! *








*They sure a s_hit better play well, I'm not even kidding, the time for excuses is well gone.

Exactly. I work 8:30-4:30 all week, plus teach and hold office hours on Tues and Thurs nights from 5-7:30 -- but I will be up, watching the Sens and drinking a beer, all night tonight. Suck it up, princesses! Nobody ever died because they only got 6 hours of sleep one night. Drink coffee in the morning.