AlexPKeaton wrote:If he plays as bad as he did this playoff next playoff then by all means the Pens should dump him ASAP. I would dump him ASAP now personally. I have no faith in him anymore and will never again consider the Pens having any type of goaltender advantage in a playoff series until Fleury comes up with at least a decent playoff series.
Daniel87 wrote:I can't see Fleury crapping the bed in yet another playoffs next season. If he does, he deserves to be on the hot seat.
Just as this past year was important for Malkin, I think next year will be key for Flower.
steelhammer wrote:penny lane wrote:AlexPKeaton wrote:If he plays as bad as he did this playoff next playoff then by all means the Pens should dump him ASAP. I would dump him ASAP now personally. I have no faith in him anymore and will never again consider the Pens having any type of goaltender advantage in a playoff series until Fleury comes up with at least a decent playoff series.
food for thought; Sid's last great play-off series was against the caps, 2009. ? maybe ottawa 2010.
Collectively they(core) haven't been able to push themselves into championship - kill mode.
Crosby had 19 points in 13 games in the 09-10 playoffs, missed the 10-11 playoffs, and had 8 points in 6 games in the 11-12 playoffs. Pretty far off from the worst in the league and worst all-time performances.
meow wrote:There is a pretty good explaination for Vokoun and for the drafting of goaltenders this year. Vokoun - no way around it, you have to have an NHL capable back-up. Why not go out and get the best available goalie. As for drafting, the goalie cupboard is pretty bare - fill 'er up.
Samsdog wrote:Drafting goalies doesn't spell the end of Fleury and anyone that thinks so doesn't understand how drafting works. Think the Bruins are going to be dumping Rask because they drafted Malcolm Subban? No. They just know that organizational depth is important at every position. You have to prepare for any possibilities, including that Fleury gets injured or moves on or anything like that, and recognize that you have to have bodies to man your system. These guys won't turn pro for a couple years, if at all, at which time chances are Modig, Ehelechner, and who knows who else will be gone. If you never get the rights to a goalie, you never replace those players. It's forward thinking, just like when they drafted Killeen and Pechurskiy. No need to read in things that aren't there.
mikey287 wrote:Most teams try to employ a healthy competition within their ranks. Look at the Rangers, they have Henrik Lundqvist as their goalie...they could have left Chad Johnson or some other scrub to be the backup, but they got a 1B guy or top-level backup in Martin Biron to do it...again, standard operating procedure.
jmh470 wrote:It's my impression that MAF could use a kick in the ass every once in a while to play at his best. If RS truly had lost his confidence in him there wouldn't have been a dearth of takers for his contract (especially considering the one Pavelec just signed).
sil wrote:Daniel87 wrote:I can't see Fleury crapping the bed in yet another playoffs next season. If he does, he deserves to be on the hot seat.
Just as this past year was important for Malkin, I think next year will be key for Flower.
How are they still not in the same situation? Both had really good regualar seasons...Malkin has a fantastic regular season. Both had crappy postseasons...MAF's filled with shotty netminding and soft goals...Malkin's filled with blown defense, frustration, and being eaten alive by an 18-year old named Couturier.
AlexPKeaton wrote:RS on 93.7 this morning said something to the effect of, "we brought in Vokoun to compete for a starting position, not just sit back and play 15 games as backup". He said that he wants some competition for the starting position now. I certainly think that RS has lost a lot of confidence in Fleury and if he craps the bed this playoff then I think he is done in Pittsburgh personally.
Hugo Stiglitz wrote:penny lane wrote:Insert last chance , last dance for coach Dan, before Shero, before Flower.
This statement is one that I hope is true. I think Dan is the biggest weakness, but Shero seems to really love Dan.
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