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AFL legend Leigh Matthews wants the pre-finals bye to continue, saying it deserves another chance.But he is a dissenting voice, with Fremantle coach Ross Lyon notably joining the growing call for the concept to be scrapped.The preliminary final results have given the leagues anti-bye camp plenty of ammunition.Geelong and the Giants lost the prelims after only playing once in just under four weeks.The bye weekend before the finals was introduced to make sure teams did not rest players en masse in round 23.And Matthews, who was part of eight premiership teams as a player and coach, said the concept should go ahead again next season.He noted that the top eight was extremely tight this season, with only two games and percentage separating minor premiers Sydney from the seventh-placed Western Bulldogs.Id give that another go, Matthews told Channel Sevens Game Day.Whats confusing is remember, the Bulldogs won 15 games - they finished seventh, but they won 15 games.Lyon is just as adamant that the pre-finals bye should go.He said it took away too much from the well-established advantage of finishing in the top four and the double chance that comes with it.Were creatures of habit - mans made to work, Lyon told Fox Footy on Friday night.Once you break that cycle, its impossible to recreate an AFL senior game and youve got to be rewarded for winning the most games, the top four.Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson has also voiced his opposition, calling the concept a massive curve ball for the finals.The Bulldogs are the first team in AFL history to make the grand final from seventh.Defender Dale Morris said the pre-finals bye were a massive boost for them.But Morris, like many players, does not want it to continue.It definitely did help us - we had some guys in Jackson Macrae and Libba (Tom Liberatore) who really benefitted from the bye, Morris said.The debate will go on and on, whether it hindered the two teams who did have it.My preference would be to play through without the bye, but well do whatever it takes.Air Max 720 Mens . 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While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April.OTTAWA -- -- Guy Boucher claims its just another game.But when Ottawa hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre, it will mark the first chance for the Senators coach to strike back against the team that fired him on March 24, 2013.Tampa was 13-17-1 when GM Steve Yzerman replaced Boucher with Jon Cooper. In two plus-seasons behind the Lightning bench, Boucher had a 97-78-20 record.Im very calm and almost cold about it ... I dont know how to explain it, Boucher said about facing the Lightning. Its been too long. I guess if it was last year or a few months ago, and it was all the people I had worked with and all the players I had, then I guess there would be emotion there. Were talking almost four years and so much has changed.Only defenseman Victor Hedman and center Steven Stamkos are still with the Lightning team that Boucher coached.None of these guys are my guys except for those two, said Boucher.The Senators are off to a 3-1-0 start under Boucher, winning all three games theyve played in Ottawa including their last one, a 7-4 decision over the Arizona Coyotes.The Lighting are also 3-1-0 and are venturing on the road for the first time. Their four game homestand concluded with a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.Tampa Bay rallied from behind to win each of its first three games.You cant keep testing fate, Cooper told the Tampa Bay Times. Because eventually youre not going to be able to come back.Craigg Anderson will start in goal for the Senators.ddddddddddddDespite his 3-0 record, Anderson says hes been no better than average and his .887 save percentage supports that claim.His biggest issue has been rebound control.Its a work in progress, Anderson said. Right now, its just tracking the puck, following the puck off my body. Ive showed it in spurts. Where I could do it, and theres been other times where its just been a grenade in there and everything turns into chaos.If I could kind of calm things down back there for us we would be better off and I think youd see less scoring chances.Former Senators goalie Ben Bishop is expected to start between the pipes for Tampa Bay. Against his old team, Bishop has a 9-0-3 record, with a .933 save percentage and a 2.02 goals against average.The stop in Ottawa will mark the first of a six-game, 11 day road trip for the Lightning. Outside of the Sunshine State, the team will try to find the consistency it has lacked thus far.We havent seen our best side yet, defenseman Anton Stralman told the Times.Added Stamkos: Sometimes you get on the road, guys get together and you dont try to impress your fans, you just go out and play your game. Were looking forward to our first road trip against some divisional opponents. We should have no problem getting up for those games. ' ' '