Eagles benched

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In the first time of his career, it seems like Roger Eagles, has been benched in favor of rookie Ricky Lafleur. With Eagle's slow start and terrible play the Stars put in the rookie goaltender and he has impressed. He has impressed so much that he now has played in nine straight starts while Eagles watches from the bench. Many fans are wondering what is happening behind the scenes as they would expect their top started to be starting majority of games this season as the team pushes for their first playoffs in quite a while.

 

Ricky so far has gone with 4 wins and 4 losses, a .921 save percentage and a pretty good 2.32 goals against average while Roger sits at a 4 win and 6 loss record, a .905 save percentage and an abysmal 3.49 goals against average. 

 

" It's not what it seems, I re-tweaked my injury so we are taking a more cautious approach in my return. That being said though Ricky has been playing great and giving the teams wins" Roger said " I have always been a team guy first over individual stats and hey if he is winning us games I say we keep him in. Our goal is to finish in a wildcard spot and at the moment he is the one getting us there. I am hoping after this nagging injury heals that I will be able to get back to my normal self and continue helping this team achieve our goals"

 

Many weren't convinced of Roger's statement and rumors are flying as to what could be happening. There have been rumors that Roger is in the coaches dog house due to his bad start to the season and the team is giving Ricky a chance to steal the starters spot. Another rumor is that the team is trying to push the struggling goaltender out as they are not getting enough value for the contract that Roger demands. With Ricky earning a much less salary and playing a lot better then Roger, the management might be giving Ricky a run to see if he can carry the team if Roger was ever moved from the team. So far Ricky has been proving the management right.

 

"You know, I think the media is just fishing for some headline story but there is none, I had an injury in the off-season that you guys already knew about and in my last start it just tweaked again. I don't want to play injured especially this early in the season" Roger said " We have a capable backup that is helping the team while I get better. There is no truth in all these rumors of being in the dog house or trying to push me out, I am happy here in Los Angeles and want to play here for as long as I can"

 

Time will tell on if Roger is telling the truth or if the rumour mill has some sort of truth behind it. Fans are expecting big things from the team this season and hope that there is no drama brewing behind the scenes.