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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Super annoying. I would have given Elliott the start tonight and then Johnson against the Kings to give Elliott a night off. Instead, Johnson plays and gets injured tonight and Elliott has to play anyways. Now we're left playing Gillies or Rittich unless we continue to ride Elliott for the rest of the season without giving him a rest. Really not putting ourselves in a great spot to pick up some momentum heading into the playoffs...
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Is the extra rest for Elliott that big of deal? We play our last game Saturday, and the playoffs will start Wednesday or Thursday.
Isn't 3 or 4 days off enough rest?
If he rests Saturday, it could be a full week between games, and the concern would be rust going into game 1.