All Things Binghamton Senators!

NEELY wrote:
1... Lehner might be considered the best goaltender (actually playing on a regular basis) in the world right now. If he isn't he's proven that he is the best goaltender in the AHL. That's one reason. 2... Bishop and Lehner won't be signing 2 way deals. Who are you going to move out of the 3? IMO, no brainer there too. 3... Anderson won't have played a game for 18 months... do you realize how long that is? Who knows what he could have lost in that time? He isn't a 25 year old either, he is in his mid 30's and the chances of there being a ton of rust mixed in with perhaps a lost edge is huge.

Lehner is ready, Bishop is ready, Anderson won't have played for a year and 1/2. Anderson will probably still have value at that point too.

Bishop and Lehner pushing each other is all you need. Who pushed Quick? Who pushed Lundqvist? Who pushed Luongo? They won the jobs in camp by being the best goaltender there and Lehner is at the same age now that those guys were.

Not sure where people get this idea that a young goaltender needs to beat a #1 guy out. It's a myth if nothing else.

NEELY wrote:Anderson's value is more than Bishops at this point and is proven. Depends on the trade you are looking to make I guess and I can see an argument for either one... but I would rather go with the future than what will clearly be a stop gap past.

Again, I'll bring up the 18 month break from hockey because no one seems to want to look at that little fact right now.

SpezDispenser wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anderson's value is more than Bishops at this point and is proven. Depends on the trade you are looking to make I guess and I can see an argument for either one... but I would rather go with the future than what will clearly be a stop gap past.

Again, I'll bring up the 18 month break from hockey because no one seems to want to look at that little fact right now.

How many of the starters actually got a job during this lockout? 3?

NEELY wrote:Anderson's value is more than Bishops at this point and is proven. Depends on the trade you are looking to make I guess and I can see an argument for either one... but I would rather go with the future than what will clearly be a stop gap past.

Again, I'll bring up the 18 month break from hockey because no one seems to want to look at that little fact right now.

SpezDispenser wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anderson's value is more than Bishops at this point and is proven. Depends on the trade you are looking to make I guess and I can see an argument for either one... but I would rather go with the future than what will clearly be a stop gap past.

Again, I'll bring up the 18 month break from hockey because no one seems to want to look at that little fact right now.

How many of the starters actually got a job during this lockout? 3?

shabbs wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anderson's value is more than Bishops at this point and is proven. Depends on the trade you are looking to make I guess and I can see an argument for either one... but I would rather go with the future than what will clearly be a stop gap past.

Again, I'll bring up the 18 month break from hockey because no one seems to want to look at that little fact right now.

How many of the starters actually got a job during this lockout? 3?

Yeah, the goalie market during the lockout is not exactly going crazy...

tim1_2 wrote:I think that will stay with the Sens and Bishop will be the guy to go.

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Big Ev wrote:It won't happen anyway since the NHL will be back within a month

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

NEELY wrote:Anderson's value is more than Bishops at this point and is proven. Depends on the trade you are looking to make I guess and I can see an argument for either one... but I would rather go with the future than what will clearly be a stop gap past.

Again, I'll bring up the 18 month break from hockey because no one seems to want to look at that little fact right now.

How many of the starters actually got a job during this lockout? 3?

How many are above 30? How many have 2 guys that are pushing them right now? And how many are considered their franchise goaltenders because I know Anderson is not a franchise goaltender (as good as he is/can be).

Although, what does it matter? Who cares if everyone else has been off for 18 months? Anderson is on the back 9 right now as it is. Lehner and Bishop will be as fresh as can be come Sept 2013... Anderson will be beyond rusty.

All 3 of those guys will be in the NHL next year, NO QUESTION. Only question is where and Lehner will be in Ottawa. Bishop or Anderson is what it comes down to and who you want backing up Lehner... I'll take Bishop for a bunch of reasons.

SpezDispenser wrote:I'll add that this was my precise point when we acquired Ben Bishop. I said 'great, that's really nice to have a huge, imposing and skilled goalie, but he's absolutely gonna be the odd man out'.

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:I'll add that this was my precise point when we acquired Ben Bishop. I said 'great, that's really nice to have a huge, imposing and skilled goalie, but he's absolutely gonna be the odd man out'.

Why would he be the odd man out over Anderson, who, as of now will not have played in 18 months vs 2 guys who are younger, bigger, and right in the line with the rest of the team in terms of their age?

NEELY wrote:Also, not sure how people can ignore the fact Anderson won't have played since April 2012 when Oct 2013 rolls around.