Is Labelle done?

[buckybuckbuck]

Labelle one foot out of the dog house and Riopel in the dog house. Must be a Quebec thing. Can't have too many, this being a Q team and all.

[hockey1981]

buckybuckbuck said:

Labelle one foot out of the dog house and Riopel in the dog house. Must be a Quebec thing. Can't have too many, this being a Q team and all.

you'll prob see Labelle in lineup till Cameron's back, but once Cameron is healthy then you'll see Labelle sit in stands again...
why would Riopel be in doghouse

[Sébastien]

Why is Cameron out of the lineup? What did Steve do?

Seriously though, I hardly see how Flynn could take out Labelle with the hard work he has been showing for the last while everytime he has played. But then again, it would be the 4th or 5th time I have been saying that and it happened anyways.

I doubt Riopel is in the coach's doghouse. How can a goalie who is almost always left out to dry, who is usually the only reason why his team is in the game and does it consistently, be in the doghouse?

[catnut]

Cameron got hurt Friday.

Riopel is in nobody's doghouse. Flynn plays the winner the next game as a reward.

[SteveUL]

bobosinclair said:

Why is Cameron out of the lineup? What did Steve do?

Seriously though, I hardly see how Flynn could take out Labelle with the hard work he has been showing for the last while everytime he has played. But then again, it would be the 4th or 5th time I have been saying that and it happened anyways.

I doubt Riopel is in the coach's doghouse. How can a goalie who is almost always left out to dry, who is usually the only reason why his team is in the game and does it consistently, be in the doghouse?

Cameron seemed to jam his shoulder on a hit vs Vic ... he left the game at the point in obvious pain ... retrurned in the next period for one shift and I never saw him again.

Lavigne probably got the start because he played well Friday ... got the win ... and so you go with the hot guy ... and its tough to argue with his stats going into this game ... second in the Q. Thats no reflection on Riopel however ... he'll probably be back in vs SJ ... although Lavigne has won 2 in a row now and Flynn wouldn't be wrong to continue with him.

[Sébastien]

steveul said:

bobosinclair said:

Why is Cameron out of the lineup? What did Steve do?

Seriously though, I hardly see how Flynn could take out Labelle with the hard work he has been showing for the last while everytime he has played. But then again, it would be the 4th or 5th time I have been saying that and it happened anyways.

I doubt Riopel is in the coach's doghouse. How can a goalie who is almost always left out to dry, who is usually the only reason why his team is in the game and does it consistently, be in the doghouse?

Cameron seemed to jam his shoulder on a hit vs Vic ... he left the game at the point in obvious pain ... retrurned in the next period for one shift and I never saw him again.

Lavigne probably got the start because he played well Friday ... got the win ... and so you go with the hot guy ... and its tough to argue with his stats going into this game ... second in the Q. Thats no reflection on Riopel however ... he'll probably be back in vs SJ ... although Lavigne has won 2 in a row now and Flynn wouldn't be wrong to continue with him.

Just poking some fun at you. I forgot about the fact that Cameron missed the 3rd period last game.

I would have put Riopel in for this game, but they won. Can't argue with the call very much. But I would expect Rio to be in the net against Saint-John and Cape-Breton.

[SteveUL]

bobosinclair said:

steveul said:

Cameron seemed to jam his shoulder on a hit vs Vic ... he left the game at the point in obvious pain ... retrurned in the next period for one shift and I never saw him again.

Lavigne probably got the start because he played well Friday ... got the win ... and so you go with the hot guy ... and its tough to argue with his stats going into this game ... second in the Q. Thats no reflection on Riopel however ... he'll probably be back in vs SJ ... although Lavigne has won 2 in a row now and Flynn wouldn't be wrong to continue with him.

Just poking some fun at you. I forgot about the fact that Cameron missed the 3rd period last game.

I would have put Riopel in for this game, but they won. Can't argue with the call very much. But I would expect Rio to be in the net against Saint-John and Cape-Breton.

You can't fault Flynn though if he goes with Lavigne ... going with the guy with the hot hand.

[Sébastien]

No, and I wont either. Just saying that I personaly expect Rio to be in the net. He is the clear cut #1 and a coach cannot permit himself to screw with his confidence when Lavigne is more of a stopgap and Rio is the one who will be your goaltender of the present and of the future.

[Captain Obvious]

Flynn has a weird habit of starting Lavigne against some of the stronger teams. He's won some games, but against Victo it was hardly him stealing the game. Rio is the clear #1 and should have started today.

[jimmy]

Labelle got on the scoresheet yesterday ... as much as he has underperformed in the first half, and everyone including him figures he is gone at Xmas, there may still be time for him to get hot in the next few weeks and earn a job on the second line ... it is not as though the incumbents have set the bar overly high ...

[SteveUL]

billy said:

Flynn has a weird habit of starting Lavigne against some of the stronger teams. He's won some games, but against Victo it was hardly him stealing the game. Rio is the clear #1 and should have started today.

Lavigne was solid vs Vic ... and Rio has only been avaerage in his last few starts ... still good ... but Rio has regressed a little from his strong play of a few weeks ago. I think Lavigne deserved the two starts in a row after his strong outing vs Vic ... but I think th enext one is Riopel's.

You weren't even there ... stop commenting.

[SteveUL]

jimmy said:

Labelle got on the scoresheet yesterday ... as much as he has underperformed in the first half, and everyone including him figures he is gone at Xmas, there may still be time for him to get hot in the next few weeks and earn a job on the second line ... it is not as though the incumbents have set the bar overly high ...

He got on the scoresheet ... a bit of a weak goal if I recall (or was that Brown's ?) ... but I'm still seeing a guy who is giving about an 80% effort while his linemates are giving 100. He is slow to react to situations and still playing soft along the boards.

[Captain Obvious]

jimmy said:

Labelle got on the scoresheet yesterday ... as much as he has underperformed in the first half, and everyone including him figures he is gone at Xmas, there may still be time for him to get hot in the next few weeks and earn a job on the second line ... it is not as though the incumbents have set the bar overly high ...

He's barely played in the 1st half, hard to say he has underperformed.

[jimmy]

billy said:

jimmy said:

Labelle got on the scoresheet yesterday ... as much as he has underperformed in the first half, and everyone including him figures he is gone at Xmas, there may still be time for him to get hot in the next few weeks and earn a job on the second line ... it is not as though the incumbents have set the bar overly high ...

He's barely played in the 1st half, hard to say he has underperformed.

It is a bit of a chicken and an egg thing ... he hasn't performed so he doesn't play, he doesn't get much chance so he doesn't perform ... didn't he have a really slow start last year too?

While he hasn't had that much opportunity, I think it is safe to say that if he performed up to what most people were expecting of him coming off a solid second half last year, he wouldn't be in his current predicament ... he worked himself into this jam with a mediocre training camp and less than stellar work ethic in his first few regular season games - he has worked harder the last couple of games I have seen him play, but is stuck in a rut of limited icetime and linemates with limited offensive abilities. If he somehow manages to heat up, there is certainly room for him on the second line, as beyond Eagles, Marquardt and Mangan, no one else has been consistent as a top-6 forward on our team.

[buckybuckbuck]

jimmy said:

billy said:

He's barely played in the 1st half, hard to say he has underperformed.

It is a bit of a chicken and an egg thing ... he hasn't performed so he doesn't play, he doesn't get much chance so he doesn't perform ... didn't he have a really slow start last year too?

While he hasn't had that much opportunity, I think it is safe to say that if he performed up to what most people were expecting of him coming off a solid second half last year, he wouldn't be in his current predicament ... he worked himself into this jam with a mediocre training camp and less than stellar work ethic in his first few regular season games - he has worked harder the last couple of games I have seen him play, but is stuck in a rut of limited icetime and linemates with limited offensive abilities. If he somehow manages to heat up, there is certainly room for him on the second line, as beyond Eagles, Marquardt and Mangan, no one else has been consistent as a top-6 forward on our team.

If he plays 2 minutes of a game with Breton and Stephens or Brown how can you say he underperforms. I think you performance would be shown in the +/- in that no goals are scored against you. Sure enough he has a positive +/-. I have no idea of what your saying because your saying something so profoundly stupid. If you take Bernier and puts him on 2 minutes a game with two 16yr old's too rookie to be on the Wildcats then he'd be in the same place. Labelle is a first line Wildcat and a second liner on the rest of the Q teams and should be playing there.