GAME DAY: Carolina Hurricanes @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm EST - Oct. 14, 2010

I wants SSF's thoughts on FIsher today .....thank god for him today, that's one of his best games in a while.

Sigh....Leclaire......that injury did not look good. Lehner to the rescue?

wprager wrote:

Big Ev wrote:Mike Brodeur. Suffered a concussion last Friday...so if Leclaire is hurt then Lehner might be the only option to backup Elliott.

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Yeah, yeah, I know, Roche, you're going to want to tear me a new one, but I'd love to have our own Swedish Monster up here, ya know?

Nope. Not me. Whatever happens, happens.

I just have my way I want it to go down.

CockRoche wrote:

wprager wrote:

Big Ev wrote:Mike Brodeur. Suffered a concussion last Friday...so if Leclaire is hurt then Lehner might be the only option to backup Elliott.

Tell me more

Yeah, yeah, I know, Roche, you're going to want to tear me a new one, but I'd love to have our own Swedish Monster up here, ya know?

Nope. Not me. Whatever happens, happens.

I just have my way I want it to go down.

Things change so quickly in the NHL. Player development is light years ahead of even five years ago. Who knows? Maybe Lehner is ready to compete at the NHL level, even as a 19-year-old. I hope the guys getting paid six and seven figure salaries can be certain of the answer.

As an aside to the game, both TSN and SportsNet analysts believe that a suspension should be forthcoming to Nick Foligno for his hit against Pat Dwyer. According to the rules, it was a blind side hit on a lateral play which is grounds for suspension - although there was no call made in the game.

Will be very interesting to see the hypocrisy of a league that wouldn't punish Matt Cooke for pretty much ending Marc Savard's career but will suspend Nick Foligno for a so-so borderline hit.

If Leclaire is going to be out a while I would not be surprised to see them play the crap out of Elliott like they did the last time this happened.

PKC wrote:As an aside to the game, both TSN and SportsNet analysts believe that a suspension should be forthcoming to Nick Foligno for his hit against Pat Dwyer. According to the rules, it was a blind side hit on a lateral play which is grounds for suspension - although there was no call made in the game.

Will be very interesting to see the hypocrisy of a league that wouldn't punish Matt Cooke for pretty much ending Marc Savard's career but will suspend Nick Foligno for a so-so borderline hit.

Borderline or not, it's the type of hit that they are (finally) trying to remove from the game. I'd have no problem if Nick got suspended, but I would not be surprised if they don't: no call, the guy got up right away, Foligno has no priors.

Wasn't Cooke's hit on Savard before the *new* rule?

shabbs wrote:So TSN says there were two collisions with Leclaire... were they running him?

I was at the game and my seats were at that end of the ice. In answer to your question: Do bears dung in the woods?

wprager wrote:

PKC wrote:As an aside to the game, both TSN and SportsNet analysts believe that a suspension should be forthcoming to Nick Foligno for his hit against Pat Dwyer. According to the rules, it was a blind side hit on a lateral play which is grounds for suspension - although there was no call made in the game.

Will be very interesting to see the hypocrisy of a league that wouldn't punish Matt Cooke for pretty much ending Marc Savard's career but will suspend Nick Foligno for a so-so borderline hit.

Borderline or not, it's the type of hit that they are (finally) trying to remove from the game. I'd have no problem if Nick got suspended, but I would not be surprised if they don't: no call, the guy got up right away, Foligno has no priors.

Wasn't Cooke's hit on Savard before the *new* rule?

if they do suspend him could we call up butler? i' sure one of these young guys in bingo are dying to see at least one game.

They would probably just re-insert Smith into the lineup.

Why was Smith ever taken out? Why was Smith getting 6 minutes? Why? Why????!

Hey, if the Devils can play with 3 forward lines, why can't we play with 5? On an emergency basis. We have so much third/fourth-line depth that we need more lines.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:If Leclaire is going to be out a while I would not be surprised to see them play the crap out of Elliott like they did the last time this happened.

Yeah, I'd expect the same... and if Brodeur is not able to play, we may see Lehner called up, leaving Bingo in the hands of Brust.

Brennan's latest drivel...

http://www.ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/2010/10/14/15697786.html

Sigh...

Spezza's turnover with over 4mins to go... holy moly...

The Folingo hit...