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Post by t-dude on Sept 26, 2007 7:42:01 GMT -4
Special Teams:
Powerplay:
MON- 2/28 - 7.1% - 17th in the league
DRU - 3/24 - 12.5% - 10th in the league
Penalty Kill:
MON - 6/29 - 79.3% - T-12th in the league
DRU - 0/20 - 0% - 1st in the league
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Post by Wildcats on Sept 26, 2007 7:51:33 GMT -4
Riopel was sick when he played on Saturday. It would appear that he was ok to play that day but the cold/Flue got to him on Sunday as he was not on top of his game.
That or the cold was out of his system on Saturday and he just sucked on Sunday.
Lavigne should get the start tonight.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 26, 2007 7:56:53 GMT -4
Riopel was sick when he played on Saturday. It would appear that he was ok to play that day but the cold/Flue got to him on Sunday as he was not on top of his game. That or the cold was out of his system on Saturday and he just sucked on Sunday. Lavigne should get the start tonight. How do you figure? He had no chance on 2 of the goals, the 3rd was a fluke. It was his teammates that played "sick" for about 10 minutes. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2007 10:45:41 GMT -4
Lavigne, Charles Mon 1 4 0 1 53.47 1.12 0.963
Riopel, Nicola Mon 4 4 2 1 196.48 3.96 0.870
Although he hasn't played much, his stats are pretty good. Maybe he should be given a chance to prove what he can do.
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Post by Arnold Slick on Sept 26, 2007 12:31:14 GMT -4
Riopel was sick when he played on Saturday. It would appear that he was ok to play that day but the cold/Flue got to him on Sunday as he was not on top of his game. That or the cold was out of his system on Saturday and he just sucked on Sunday. Lavigne should get the start tonight. How do you figure? He had no chance on 2 of the goals, the 3rd was a fluke. It was his teammates that played "sick" for about 10 minutes. The 3rd goal was not a fluke it was just plain bad. Had it gone in off a skate in front of the net then yes it would have been a fluke. But it went in off Riopel's stick which is what you would call a bad goal. |
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Post by gongshow on Sept 26, 2007 12:54:48 GMT -4
To me Flynn showed absolutely 0 confidence in Lavigne........it was advertised in the paper that Riopel was fighting a nasty flu that might be bad enough to probably make him miss at least 1 of the 2 games....yet he still started both games sick as a dog.
Why would it be so crucial that Riopel starts both games of a home and home against a team missing their entire 1st line,also this early in the season...long road ahead.If he was 100% healthy maybe(I still would've given Lavigne the start at home)but with him being sick and also the fact he's already been injured this pre-season it seemed to be a no-brainer to start Lavigne at least 1 of the games.
The team has something like 9 games in the next 15 days...wouldn't that give them a chance to give Rio a bunch of playing time?
If they're that worried about starting Lavigne against a team like Hfx missing 3 high calibre offensive players then theres no point keeping him around as a 19yo....also we're talking about Riopel here and not Roberto Luongo.
Lavigne showed flashes of being a great backup in pre-season,so what's the story?Is he fighting a nagging little injury?Is he in the doghouse for some reason?It seems like there should be a good explanation why they thought Riopel had to start both games.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2007 13:04:56 GMT -4
To me Flynn showed absolutely 0 confidence in Lavigne........it was advertised in the paper that Riopel was fighting a nasty flu that might be bad enough to probably make him miss at least 1 of the 2 games....yet he still started both games sick as a dog. Why would it be so crucial that Riopel starts both games of a home and home against a team missing their entire 1st line,also this early in the season...long road ahead.If he was 100% healthy maybe(I still would've given Lavigne the start at home)but with him being sick and also the fact he's already been injured this pre-season it seemed to be a no-brainer to start Lavigne at least 1 of the games. The team has something like 9 games in the next 15 days...wouldn't that give them a chance to give Rio a bunch of playing time? If they're that worried about starting Lavigne against a team like Hfx missing 3 high calibre offensive players then theres no point keeping him around as a 19yo....also we're talking about Riopel here and not Roberto Luongo. Lavigne showed flashes of being a great backup in pre-season,so what's the story?Is he fighting a nagging little injury?Is he in the doghouse for some reason?It seems like there should be a good explanation why they thought Riopel had to start both games. I agree...It was bad move by the head coach. Unless Lavigne is injured, it doesn't seem like he's being given a fair chance. Riopel is a good goalie, but I don't think he's ready to take over the #1 spot yet. It should be 50/50 at least until christmas. |
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Post by curtis on Sept 26, 2007 13:12:46 GMT -4
To me Flynn showed absolutely 0 confidence in Lavigne........it was advertised in the paper that Riopel was fighting a nasty flu that might be bad enough to probably make him miss at least 1 of the 2 games....yet he still started both games sick as a dog. Why would it be so crucial that Riopel starts both games of a home and home against a team missing their entire 1st line,also this early in the season...long road ahead.If he was 100% healthy maybe(I still would've given Lavigne the start at home)but with him being sick and also the fact he's already been injured this pre-season it seemed to be a no-brainer to start Lavigne at least 1 of the games. The team has something like 9 games in the next 15 days...wouldn't that give them a chance to give Rio a bunch of playing time? If they're that worried about starting Lavigne against a team like Hfx missing 3 high calibre offensive players then theres no point keeping him around as a 19yo....also we're talking about Riopel here and not Roberto Luongo. Lavigne showed flashes of being a great backup in pre-season,so what's the story?Is he fighting a nagging little injury?Is he in the doghouse for some reason?It seems like there should be a good explanation why they thought Riopel had to start both games. You answered your own question....with such a large number of games in the near future, BOTH goalies are going to play. Flynn isn't sending a negative message to Lavigne...he is trying to send a positive one to Riopel, that he is the clear #1. Lavigne came here under no illusion that he was going to get 50% or more of the playing time....it's a long season, he will get his chances to play. |
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Post by Dalkiel on Sept 26, 2007 13:14:20 GMT -4
To me Flynn showed absolutely 0 confidence in Lavigne........it was advertised in the paper that Riopel was fighting a nasty flu that might be bad enough to probably make him miss at least 1 of the 2 games....yet he still started both games sick as a dog. Why would it be so crucial that Riopel starts both games of a home and home against a team missing their entire 1st line,also this early in the season...long road ahead.If he was 100% healthy maybe(I still would've given Lavigne the start at home)but with him being sick and also the fact he's already been injured this pre-season it seemed to be a no-brainer to start Lavigne at least 1 of the games. The team has something like 9 games in the next 15 days...wouldn't that give them a chance to give Rio a bunch of playing time? If they're that worried about starting Lavigne against a team like Hfx missing 3 high calibre offensive players then theres no point keeping him around as a 19yo....also we're talking about Riopel here and not Roberto Luongo. Lavigne showed flashes of being a great backup in pre-season,so what's the story?Is he fighting a nagging little injury?Is he in the doghouse for some reason?It seems like there should be a good explanation why they thought Riopel had to start both games. I agree...It was bad move by the head coach. Unless Lavigne is injured, it doesn't seem like he's being given a fair chance. Riopel is a good goalie, but I don't think he's ready to take over the #1 spot yet. It should be 50/50 at least until christmas. I did not see Lavigne in pre-season but I did see him the other night and in 2 practises and he did not impress me at all. His stats clearly say otherwise but if noticed the other night he just barely stopped most of his shots by getting a piece of it or not knowing where the puck went as you may have see off that partial breakaway in the second period when the puck got lost in his pad and he had no idea where it is. Also in the shootout he barely reacted to the shots as if they were too quick for them. IMO I think he has a little adjusting to do for the quality of shots being fired at him. It will be interesting to see him delvelop through the year because he moves so smooth, its great to see him do the splits and how he is able to butterfly-slide and pop right back up. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2007 13:33:38 GMT -4
I agree...It was bad move by the head coach. Unless Lavigne is injured, it doesn't seem like he's being given a fair chance. Riopel is a good goalie, but I don't think he's ready to take over the #1 spot yet. It should be 50/50 at least until christmas. I did not see Lavigne in pre-season but I did see him the other night and in 2 practises and he did not impress me at all. His stats clearly say otherwise but if noticed the other night he just barely stopped most of his shots by getting a piece of it or not knowing where the puck went as you may have see off that partial breakaway in the second period when the puck got lost in his pad and he had no idea where it is. Also in the shootout he barely reacted to the shots as if they were too quick for them. IMO I think he has a little adjusting to do for the quality of shots being fired at him. It will be interesting to see him delvelop through the year because he moves so smooth, its great to see him do the splits and how he is able to butterfly-slide and pop right back up. It would be nice to see what he can do with a few more games under his belt...don't let the good stats fool you though, he's only played 1 game. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 26, 2007 13:36:23 GMT -4
To me Flynn showed absolutely 0 confidence in Lavigne........it was advertised in the paper that Riopel was fighting a nasty flu that might be bad enough to probably make him miss at least 1 of the 2 games....yet he still started both games sick as a dog. Why would it be so crucial that Riopel starts both games of a home and home against a team missing their entire 1st line,also this early in the season...long road ahead.If he was 100% healthy maybe(I still would've given Lavigne the start at home)but with him being sick and also the fact he's already been injured this pre-season it seemed to be a no-brainer to start Lavigne at least 1 of the games. The team has something like 9 games in the next 15 days...wouldn't that give them a chance to give Rio a bunch of playing time? If they're that worried about starting Lavigne against a team like Hfx missing 3 high calibre offensive players then theres no point keeping him around as a 19yo....also we're talking about Riopel here and not Roberto Luongo. Lavigne showed flashes of being a great backup in pre-season,so what's the story?Is he fighting a nagging little injury?Is he in the doghouse for some reason?It seems like there should be a good explanation why they thought Riopel had to start both games. I agree...It was bad move by the head coach. Unless Lavigne is injured, it doesn't seem like he's being given a fair chance. Riopel is a good goalie, but I don't think he's ready to take over the #1 spot yet. It should be 50/50 at least until christmas. You really think he is a good goalie? that goes against your daily jabs |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2007 13:39:35 GMT -4
I agree...It was bad move by the head coach. Unless Lavigne is injured, it doesn't seem like he's being given a fair chance. Riopel is a good goalie, but I don't think he's ready to take over the #1 spot yet. It should be 50/50 at least until christmas. You really think he is a good goalie? that goes against your daily jabs He has potential...but IMO, he's not ready for #1. |
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Post by SteveUL on Sept 26, 2007 15:04:06 GMT -4
You really think he is a good goalie? that goes against your daily jabs He has potential...but IMO, he's not ready for #1. I'd prefer a 1A and 1B situation myself ... similar to last year ... but I'd want Riopel to get at leat 35 starts. But, if Riopel gets hot you go with him until he cools ... but you don't follow that plan with Lavigne. Lavigne is just a stop-gap guy that won't be back next year ... and investing icetime in him is only for him to stay sharp this year. |
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Post by crashthenet on Sept 26, 2007 15:05:59 GMT -4
Not sure who is starting in goal tonight and not sure who is not dressing as a forward , but Boyle and Bacca will sit tonight and Gomes gets inserted into the line-up.
I always like these games with teams from the Quebec division...never really know what to expect .......
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Post by bikerboy on Sept 26, 2007 15:29:46 GMT -4
i will tell you that you will see Riopel in net tonight , he is still a little sick but he wants to win he wants to play , him not bing drafted he is back with a vangance to at least get drafted or score a invintation to a Nhl camp .
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