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Originally Posted by Textcritic
False.
Johnson did have a poor showing in his last game, and he has been really streaky of late, but he was fantastic in his last two wins. Looking at his game log, I wonder if his poor showing in his last start had more to do with the time off: Between 7–24 Feb he played three games in 17 days and won two of them. His next start was not until 15 March—a full 20 days in between. I think Gulutzan is being smart here by not allowing Johnson too much time off from starts.
There are no games that are "must wins" at this point. This game should be treated no different than any other game on the schedule. A big reason for the Flames' success right now is how the coaching staff has the team approaching the schedule: All games are equal; all opponents are to be treated the same; all results are inconsequential to the next game on the schedule. The Flames are all about playing every game the same way, and it is working.
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I love that you say my post is "False" simply because you disagree with it....You're simply cutting him slack for being erratic when that means absolutely nothing at this juncture.
Making things even worse is the fact that in his last dozen starts, he's failed to register a SV% better than .910 (far below a quality start) eight times. There is no reason to run him out there against a direct opponent in the standings when the obvious starter has only played roughly half the games this season.