Let him play against EDM and PHO. By that point we'll have a better idea what the final two games represent. If he struggles, don't dress him. If he plays well, you can still keep him out for the LA game and potentially WPG as well. That would leave a full seven game playoff series.
I'd rather play him for 9 (or less) and then take him out (assuming burning a year is that much of a concern) than to not even play him at all (or to wait until the playoffs to do it).
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