Recalled/Assigned: McElhinney to IR, Anton Forsberg recalled from Springfield
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If Forsberg gets a chance to play, and plays like I think he will, CMAC may not get back into the lineup.
punk_o_holic
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Management/Coaching staff really likes CMAC and it's not like CMAC played poorly in pre season and last nights game. Even if Forsberg plays well, I don't think they will give him the back up job and screw CMAC over. Now if does play well, I think this would be CMAC's last year with us.
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Going to be honest.. I hate seeing players go down with an injury, especially one of our own but, the fact that one of either Dansk/Forsberg was going to get recalled had me a little excited. I truly believe at this point that Forsberg will become a better goalie than McElhinney, if he isn't already. Forsberg's proven in the past that he can be an extremely reliable netminder. Now he just needs to continue that success to the NHL level.. given the opportunity. Would love to see Forsberg to get multiple starts before McElhinney returns. If I had to guess, I'd say if McElhinney isn't healthy before the end of next week, we may see Bob start the San Jose game and Forsberg start the ANA game on a back to back.
JKG08
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Forsberg and Dansk both need to develop. They wont get nearly enough playing time sitting on the bench in the NHL. McElhinney will be back when he's healthy.
WannabeFinn
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Yup, especially with a goalie like Bob who'll play a **** load of games. McBackup is a good fit for us because he's able to sit for long stretches of time and still be reliable in net when we call on him.
Double-Shift Lasse
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Don't think anything can be assumed based on this move. It's possibly an in-case move -- gotta have someone along for the trip, and it's a haul to get someone out there at last minute. Better to have them on hand and ready to go.
There is absolutely no way in my mind Forsberg takes over CMacs positions until his contract is up or unless Bob goes down Forsberg plays outstanding. I highly doubt Forsberg even plays while he's up. Bob will play every game on the road trip as long as Mac is hurt.
No he dove to try to block a cross ice pass to the guy back door and couldn't stop himself from going full speed into him.
Nanabijou
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CMac is no superstar but he does what's asked of him admirably. Can't believe how underrated he is on here sometimes. Forsberg needs to play in springfield and keep developing.
EspenK
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I don' think Forsberg will play unless Bob is hurt or is getting shelled. If the trip was Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver but the Big 3? That would be feeding him to the lions.
His stats from last year:
10-11-1 2 shutouts 2.70 GAA .909 Save %
Wins 21 pts in 22 games - not bad-kind of what I had hoped his minimal performance would be.
A 2.70 GAA not great especially considering he had 2 shutouts (which are definitely a plus).
Career save pct of .902 vs last year's .909.
Overall I think he has been okay but I think we could have done better in the FA market. As mentioned above I don't think Forsberg sees any action unless McElhinney is out for a prolonged period of time.
The Jones Zone
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Foligno was chasing back 100 MPH because 47 was out of position....just like on the first goal that game....
watch the replay here titled "Erik adds one"
http://senators.nhl.com/index.html
47 shows up on scene about 5 seconds after the goal......
SuperGenius
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Well, I'm certainly glad that's settled. Things get a little squirrely around here if we don't have someone to blame after a couple days.
Of course, if you watch it again, Prout pinches in and then Foligno follows, failing to cover the right point. Prout loses the puck battle and Foligno has an "Oh *****!" moment when realizing the puck is behind him and chases the play right into McElhinney. Not that I support blaming a single play or player in a complicated, multifaceted situation, but at least watch the whole damn play, eh?
Nanabijou
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The point is that CMac has shown that he gets along with Bob, is fine with potentially only playing about 10-12 games a year if Bob is healthy, can play more and hold the fort if Bob's hurt, and only costs $650,000 in salary.
I'm not saying he's a franchise goalie - I'm saying he knows his role and plays it well. He's proven to be a capable backup although many still label him as at best an AHL-caliber goalie - hence, my statement that he's often under-rated.
EspenK
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And I was saying it is hard to under-rate a guy with a 2.70 gaa, .907 save % and a .500 record. overrate yes;underrate not so much.
Tonysil
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Forsberg played Friday and Saturday nights and Springfield needed a goalie for Sunday afternoon too. For what it's worth 2 of his 3 goals given up Saturday night no professional goalie has any business giving up.
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Having seen both live a few times, Forsberg is closer to NHL ready at this point. Dansk is just getting used to being a pro.
