yave1964 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Not trying to pile on the Stars who did not show up for their embarrassing 6-1 loss to the Blues last night, lack of effort, stnading around watching the Blues all night, no this is all about the one man most responsible for the loss. Not Brian Elliott, or David Backes. Or Taresenko. Kari Lehtonen is the worst big game goalie of all time. Period, end of story. He makes Antti Niemi look like a love child of Patrick Roy and George Vezina. https://www.nhl.com/video/embed/situation-room-stl-vs-dal-gm7/t-277350912/c-43930703?autostart=false# He has been a starting goalie in the NHL now for a decade, it seems like such a short time ago that he came into the league and helped the Atlanta Thrashers to a division titlein 2007 only to ruin their season giving up 11 goals in 2 games with a nifty 5.59 goals against in the postseason as the stunned Thrashers were swept. He has been in the NHL 12 years, his teams have made the playoffs three times and won exactly one series. That is it. That is not counting the 2010-11 debacle where the Stars set a record for most points by a team that missed the playoffs, they went into the season finale needing 1 point against the Wild, instead Lehtonen had other ideas, giving up 5 quickies to settle the matter quickly so that he could board a plane for Helsinki or whatever witness protection program he entered. They were well on their way to the postseason before Lehtonen took it upon himself to go 5-9 down the stretch and kill their season dead. overall his career numbers are: Regular season: 179-111-40 with a 2.60 goals against and .914 save pct. Not great, but his postseason is something not even Stephen King could dream up: Postseason:8-9 with a 3.30 goals against and a save pct. of .889 The man is okay in the regular season, the numbers are decent, good enough for a backup or for a team that is not taking itself too seriously, but not for a team like Dallas. Putting old 'Letfourin" as the last line of defense for a team that is built to win right now is absurd. Niemi is not the answer either but if you think that Lehtonen is then obviously you misunderstood the question. Worst big game goalie ever. Nobody even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 http://www.talk-sports.net/nhl/sucks.aspx/Kari_Lehtonen There is even a forum dedicated to how bad he sucks. He sucks left, he sucks right, he sucks at night, he sucks in day games, he sucks on breakaways. If there is a Hall of Fame for sucking, he is a first ballot performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, yave1964 said: http://www.talk-sports.net/nhl/sucks.aspx/Kari_Lehtonen There is even a forum dedicated to how bad he sucks. He sucks left, he sucks right, he sucks on game days , he sucks at night, he sucks on breakaways, any day and always.Given the chance to shine and glow, he instead begins to suck then blow. If there is a Hall of Fame for sucking, I an certain that he won't be ducking. he is a first ballot performer. Sounds like a Dr. Suess book........This is a guy who was bested by Michael Leighton for cripes sakes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 You spelled "Lehtfourin" wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 21 minutes ago, radoran said: You spelled "Lehtfourin" wrong Well, it was only three last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHigh30 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 The one thing I really didn't like from Kari Lehtonen was when he let one of the soft goals in he immediately pointed to one of his defenseman as to put the blame on them right away. That is definitely not the thing to do on the ice. If he wanted to talk to that teammate in the locker room about that goal than fine, but don't go pointing out a teammate on the ice. That is just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I'd rather have current Ryan Miller in net for my Panthers. That's how bad he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 4 hours ago, JagerMeister said: I'd rather have current Ryan Miller in net for my Panthers. That's how bad he is. Careful, your inner Sabre is showing again.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 44 minutes ago, flyerrod said: Careful, your inner Sabre is showing again.......... What? I think you have misidentified me with another poster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Everyone should have known. Let's look at a break down of his name: Leht-one-n -- "Let one in." That's what he thinks when he sees a shot coming his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 On 5/13/2016 at 8:44 PM, JagerMeister said: What? I think you have misidentified me with another poster... I could never really confuse you with our friend " Buffalo". I was just making a funny because of your goalie of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 19 minutes ago, flyerrod said: I could never really confuse you with our friend " Buffalo". I was just making a funny because of your goal of choice. Ah ok, because I was starting to question your age and mental health... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 On 5/12/2016 at 0:05 PM, yave1964 said: Worst big game goalie ever. Nobody even close. So he's coming to Toronto then? Fantastic. At least I know who our replacement for Bernier will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 13 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: So he's coming to Toronto then? Fantastic. At least I know who our replacement for Bernier will be. lol, no I said BIG game. Toronto is on the right path but awhile yet before having big games. Unless it is the last game of the year, needing a loss for the leagues worst record, then he would undoubtedly have a 57 shot shutout, hence winning when he should lose. He couldn't even do that right..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 1 hour ago, yave1964 said: lol, no I said BIG game. Toronto is on the right path but awhile yet before having big games. Unless it is the last game of the year, needing a loss for the leagues worst record, then he would undoubtedly have a 57 shot shutout, hence winning when he should lose. He couldn't even do that right..... Perhaps a tandem of Burnsya and Letfourin is in order then? They could try to one-up each other every game to see who can allow the most back breaking goal, the biggest comeback choke loss, most lob-sided defeat, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 And let's not forget: Longest goal Quickest goal to start a period Latest goal to end a period etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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