BINGHAMTON, New York – Jakob Silfverberg, one of the Ottawa Senators’ most promising young prospects, had a goal and set up another by former Ottawa 67 Shane Prince as the Binghamton Senators (8-4-1-1) hung on for a 3-2 win over the Toronto Marlies. Defenceman Patrick Wiercioch added an unassisted goal in the third when he [...]
The real test of Robin Lehner’s new-found maturity will come when the NHL lockout ends and the Ottawa Senators install Ben Bishop as Craig Anderson’s backup.
Robin Lehner is doing his best to deflect attention away from himself after his solid start to the AHL season with the Binghamton Senators. At the same time, however, the Senators promising goaltending prospect says the critics of fellow Swedes Jakob Silfverberg and Mika Zibanajed need to relax and give them time to adapt.
Sometimes a coach might wonder whether the AHL stands for the Always Hoping League. As in, always hoping your young prospects can withstand the nature of the hectic weekend-oriented schedule and always hoping you have enough healthy bodies around to finish games.
Ho, hum. Just another run of the mill weekend for Binghamton Senators goaltender Robin Lehner. Three starts in less than three days. One win. One loss. One no decision. Oh, and one more thing – a fight, this time against Syracuse Crunch goaltender Riku Helenius.