Will we see Marr in goal this weekend?

[canucksfan]

Little Ms. "I hate McKee and I could do a better job than him" is now instructing people on how to be good fans? ::screwy::

[Ack]

She's helping out, we weren't all spelling bee champions.

Although...Little Ms. "I hate McKee and I could do a better job than him," were you the one who (accidentally) yelled "shut up" to our goaltender when he was signalling the end of a power play?

[canucksfan]

I doubt it...I think she sits in N, not A

[Ack]

Yeah, makes sense...she probably wouldn't sing along to "Deep in the Heart of Texas" with all of us.

[Keith K \'93]

It's probably hard to recruit a blue chip goalie if you can't guarantee him a good slice of playing time.  Think of last year, with Lenny posibsly staying for for years.  You couldn't get a top goalie to come facing the prospect of riding the pine for two years before getting a chance to shine.  There isn't a salary cap but there is a limited budget for recruiting trips, etc. and limited coaches time so you want to spend your effort intelligently.

[Give My Regards]

Keith K '93 wrote:

It's probably hard to recruit a blue chip goalie if you can't guarantee him a good slice of playing time.

True, but not impossible.  The Cornell staff was somehow, with then-junior Underhill in the midst of posting the first sub-2.00 GAA season in a generation, able to convince LeNeveu to join the Big Red the following year.

[Keith K \'93]

[Q]True, but not impossible. The Cornell staff was somehow, with then-junior Underhill in the midst of posting the first sub-2.00 GAA season in a generation, able to convince LeNeveu to join the Big Red the following year.[/Q]
True, but the fact that Underhill was going to be a senior makes a big difference.  The coaching staff could offer him a shot at playing time as a freshman, which he got, plus the opportunity to be a three year starter after that.  If Underhill had been a freshman (posting the same sub 2 GAA) while Lenny was being recruited it would have likely been a harder sell.