Bernier and Laker's Bynum

[chartist10]

The King's coaching staff is worried about ruining Bernier by bringing him along too fast. I say bring him up and let him get the experience with the Kings. The Lakers drafted Andrew Bynum out of high school. He certainly didn't play great right away, yet he was inserted into the line up and continued to get better and earned more playing time. Bynum's confidence wasn't shakened or ruined by doing it this way and, certainly, he is showing dramatic improvement.

I guarantee no one knows the right way to bring up a goalie in the NHL. Some goalies will prosper by bringing them along immediately and some should mature down in the minors but there is no science to it and no one really knows how to do it. Let's face it, if this kid is good, then he'll show it up here. One of the reasons they want to keep him out of the King's lineup is that our porous defense will shake his confidence. I don't think so. Look, confidence is volatile state of mind in a perfect world. This kid seems to need to be in the SHOW and doesn't like it when he's not.

I say bring him up now and let him play the rest of the season with the Kings where there is really no pressure except to get better and used to facing the speed of the NHL. Hopefully the coaching staff (who is lacking confidence and afraid of making another goalie mistake) will make a bold move and bring Bernier up.

If the Lakers can make bold moves and be considered a quality franchise, maybe the Kings could make some bold moves as well.

[DamageControl]

Bynum's level of responsibility on the Lakers and what he is asked to do has nowhere near the ramifications of Bernier's actions on the ice for his team. Don't you know all goalies are basketcases?

[NewCastle]

Is Bynum the last line of defense for opposing teams to get past to score, thus getting closer to a win?
No.

And if so, it's basketball; scoring is a bit more abundant than hockey. So each point Bynum would give up isn't as significant, especially, say if Bernier was the one in net against Nashville for those first 3 goals. That would hurt anyone mentally. It hurt Labs, if you saw images of him on the bench.
Playing as a goalie is much more of a mental game.



Oh, and basketball sucks.

[Unruely35]

That you compare the two is almost like an admission of Sports Incompetence.

[charles]

this reminds me: sign manute bol!

[Unruely35]

O Noes!!!!

[backofthenet]

Wow.

But you bring up a GREAT point!

This is one of the reasons the Kings are in the shape they are. Management has been pandering to this type of fan. Trying to rush along a championship and trying to get "star" appeal rather than a team.

I really think that with the current management these days are behind us....for a while anyway. Now they are making hockey decisions and not decissions based on a sport where one guy can win games on their own.

[maddenjohn]

While I like the idea, the other posts made about the suggetion are spot on. Goaltending is unlike any other position in basketball, baseball, or football for that matter. You can't compare Bynum's development to Bernier's. They are playing two different sports, and one of them is on the same team with probably the greatest and yet most selfish player in that sport.

[ianmonsta]

pretty much what everyone else said.

oh yeah and bernier couldnt be brought up unless it was under an emergency situation and that would mean alot of injured goalies

[OrangePuck]

the original op is wrong in so many ways that I don't even know where to begin

[King Taco]

Yikes!

[motorhead]

"People on 'ludes" should not post.