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Gerber To AHL As Elliott Gets Closer Look
by SENShobo on 01/15/09 at 05:05 PM ET
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From TSN,
The Ottawa Senators announced Thursday that goaltender Martin Gerber has been send down to the AHL’s Binghamton Senators on a two-week conditioning assignment.
Gerber, 34, has a 4-9-1 record with a 2.86 goals-against average and .899 save-percentage in 14 games this season. He was a healthy scratch in Ottawa’s 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday and Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Thrashers in Atlanta.
Elliott will thus be getting a longer look, though the All-Star break will cut into his tryout time. In three games, he’s gone 2-1-0 and managed a .939 Sv% and 1.69 GAA while facing 82 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Rangers, followed by back-to-back wins, 5-1 against Carolina and 3-2 in Atlanta.
Only time — and the true competition the Canadiens and Capitals will bring before the All-Star break — will show whether it was the competition or Elliott that has him leading Mason at the moment in Sv%, GAA, and Point percentage. Here’s hoping the Sens can finally develop and hang on to a quality netminder.
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