Is Ottawa turning into the "new" Philadelphia? - Ottawa has not been able to have consistent goaltending since the departure of Patrick Lalime. As is the case in Philadelphia, Ottawa has had a long line of goaltenders go through its crease. Gerber was suppose to be the ray of hope after having a stellar season in Carolina, however Ray Emery quickly stepped in and established himself as the #1 goalie. He even brought the Senators to the Stanley Cup, only to lose in 4 straight games to the Anaheim Ducks. The following year Emery was booted out of town for his antics and his lack of respect for team rules.
In its most recent move, the Senators practically gave away Antoine Vermette to Columbus in return for Pascal Leclaire. Where are these two players one year later? Leclaire barely played last year being plagued with injuries and he re-injured his groin/knee against Carolina on October 14 and will be sidelined for some time. Vermette, however is centering the top line in Columbus playing with Rick Nash and logging a ton of power play minutes.
As a result of Leclaire's recent injury, Elliot will once again be pushed into the spot light and Sens fans can only hope that he repeats his strong play from last year. Leclaire is done. No other team will want him. If ever you wonder when and what triggered a player to no longer be in the NHL, for Leclaire, last night's injury was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Its time for the Sens to start drafting goalies in the first round.
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