No. But that's the point. They would have been in the same spot. Give Lindback time to develop. He has all the tools, and he's shown flashes of brilliance. Be patient, Arty.
- Michael_Stuart

you guys pay attention to what I say as much as my wife does . take all the negative and ignore the positive . I want Lindback to succeed, for our team and his sake. go look at what I have written. He is decent right now, but inconsistent and screwed up in the head because of Frantz Jean. Bishop is the guy we need to lean on until Lindback can put up a good fight. We can't continue to throw Anders out there knowing that he's struggling and that the Team has NO confidence in him. I WANT HIM TO PLAY WELL!!!!!!

our team didnt suck the first buffalo game lol we were all over them

it doesnt matter, it is still too early to see who will take the job (if anyone does) 11 games into an 82 game season. there will no doubt be negatives on both sides of the goaltenders and what we can agree on is that we dont care who gets the job, if their letting us win and outplaying the other then its fine. lindback hasnt been brilliant but hes given us chances to win, so has bishop.
- RileyB77

7-1 verses 1-2!?! I think Cooper has made his decision. Now it's time for Lindback to prove him wrong and that this fight is FAR from over

you guys pay attention to what I say as much as my wife does . take all the negative and ignore the positive . I want Lindback to succeed, for our team and his sake. go look at what I have written. He is decent right now, but inconsistent and screwed up in the head because of Frantz Jean. Bishop is the guy we need to lean on until Lindback can put up a good fight. We can't continue to throw Anders out there knowing that he's struggling and that the Team has NO confidence in him. I WANT HIM TO PLAY WELL!!!!!!
- Artyukhin76

He didn't struggle tonight.....

our team didnt suck the first buffalo game lol we were all over them

it doesnt matter, it is still too early to see who will take the job (if anyone does) 11 games into an 82 game season. there will no doubt be negatives on both sides of the goaltenders and what we can agree on is that we dont care who gets the job, if their letting us win and outplaying the other then its fine. lindback hasnt been brilliant but hes given us chances to win, so has bishop.
- RileyB77

He didn't struggle tonight.....
- Michael_Stuart

he was part of the whole teams success and struggle. made good stops AND had a couple WTF moments, the same as the whole team. you guys act like every game he's played is perfect and it's everyone else's fault for his record and numbers and that's not true

7-1 verses 1-2!?! I think Cooper has made his decision. Now it's time for Lindback to prove him wrong and that this fight is FAR from over
- Artyukhin76

Lindback hasn't gotten enough games to fix his record up like bishops ... Who knows , lindback could finish 6-2 in 8 games ... It depends on whether or not the team shows up infront if him really, because both goalies are NHL capable if its a team effort

he was part of the whole teams success and struggle. made good stops AND had a couple WTF moments, the same as the whole team. you guys act like every game he's played is perfect and it's everyone else's fault for his record and numbers and that's not true
- Artyukhin76

No, but you act like everything is his fault lol

No, but you act like everything is his fault lol
- RileyB77

This.

Lindback hasn't gotten enough games to fix his record up like bishops ... Who knows , lindback could finish 6-2 in 8 games ... It depends on whether or not the team shows up infront if him really, because both goalies are NHL capable if its a team effort
- RileyB77

he could finish 6-2 and every game be a 6-5 barn burner . for this team to "show up" aka "play like they do in front of Bishop" then Lindback needs to show up like Bishop

No, but you act like everything is his fault lol
- RileyB77

Im not, but you guys are living in a fantasy world thinking that Lindback is on the same playing level as Bishop right now is laughable

he could finish 6-2 and every game be a 6-5 barn burner . for this team to "show up" aka "play like they do in front of Bishop" then Lindback needs to show up like Bishop
- Artyukhin76

Whose to say that? Lindback is probably lacking confidence because of the lack of games given to him not because of his performances but because of bishops performances , he got the start tonight and it wasn't a 6-5 barn burner , not was the Boston game ... I think he deserves as much games as bishop has been given before we start making any serious debates like this one from a 1-2 record vs a 7-1 record bishop has played way more games not a fair assessment

Whose to say that? Lindback is probably lacking confidence because of the lack of games given to him not because of his performances but because of bishops performances , he got the start tonight and it wasn't a 6-5 barn burner , not was the Boston game ... I think he deserves as much games as bishop has been given before we start making any serious debates like this one from a 1-2 record vs a 7-1 record bishop has played way more games not a fair assessment
- RileyB77

Lindback was given game 1 over Bishop, if that not a (frank)ing confidence booster then I don't know what the (frank) is....

Bishop has played more games for 1 reason, he (frank)ing earned them

Im not, but you guys are living in a fantasy world thinking that Lindback is on the same playing level as Bishop right now is laughable
- Artyukhin76

When did either of us say that? I said that he had a good night tonight. He did. You disagree. That's all that's happening here.

When did either of us say that? I said that he had a good night tonight. He did. You disagree. That's all that's happening here.
- Michael_Stuart

you believe that he wasn't at fault for Boston or Pittsburgh either.

you believe that he wasn't at fault for Boston or Pittsburgh either.
- Artyukhin76

No, he wasn't at fault. He wasn't stellar by any stretch of the imagination. But you can't place the losses on his shoulders. He could have been better.

No, he wasn't at fault. He wasn't stellar by any stretch of the imagination. But you can't place the losses on his shoulders. He could have been better.
- Michael_Stuart

....

Lindback was given game 1 over Bishop, if that not a (frank)ing confidence booster then I don't know what the (frank) is....

Bishop has played more games for 1 reason, he (frank)ing earned them
- Artyukhin76

That's 1 game .... And he played just fine , then bishop gets what 7 straight? It's not like lindback let in 25 goals he let in 3 and played very well against Stanley cup runner ups... IN Boston ...

....
- Artyukhin76

I'm not going to argue this anymore. If you're content to blame the goaltender for every loss this season, you're entitled to do that. G'night.

That's 1 game .... And he played just fine , then bishop gets what 7 straight? It's not like lindback let in 25 goals he let in 3 and played very well against Stanley cup runner ups... IN Boston ...
- RileyB77

3 games, then Pittsburgh. anyway, I'm with Michael, I (frank)ing done arguing about this poop. I like Bishop, I believe in both of them, but in my eyes Lindy has his work cut out for him if he hopes to take this top spot in Coopers heart back from Bishop. I'm gonna go to bed and dream about you girlfriend.... goodnight

I'm not going to argue this anymore. If you're content to blame the goaltender for every loss this season, you're entitled to do that. G'night.
- Michael_Stuart

I don't blame him, but to win the starting job he HAS to play better. he can't be good, he has to be great goodnight mikey, see I told you that you would start to hate me

East playoff teams:

1. BOS
2. DET
3. TAMPA
4. TOR
5. MTL



1. PIT
2. NYI
3. WSH



WEST:

1.COL
2. STL
3. CHI
4. MINN

1. SJ
2. ANA
3. LA
4. VAN

I don't blame him, but to win the starting job he HAS to play better. he can't be good, he has to be great goodnight mikey, see I told you that you would start to hate me
- Artyukhin76

Zip it now.

If Lindback was on the same team then he would have been in the same place.

I haven't given up on anybody. he needs to get his poop right and consistent to make this fight for the number 1 spot a real fight, because Bishop is female dog slapping him all over North America right now.
- Artyukhin76

I can't really fault lindback right now because he really is not getting in games because bishop has been so good. with rinne hurt in nashville I bet they would love to have lindback back right now.

all I know is we are in first place and the only teams we have lost to have been the penguins and bruins. This is a much better start then I could have even hoped for.

I don't remember who the shooters were, but he had a real nice sequence later in the game too. Sprawled across the crease to stop a couple grade-A chances.
- Michael_Stuart

perhaps the one on Bergenheim's wrap-around? (that we Lightning fans are very familiar with!)