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Old 12-25-2018, 02:32 PM   #466
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Originally Posted by Textcritic View Post
If this was true, then I would expect it to happen more often than once every decade or so. Brodeur played in a different era, and he was also a freak. If the best course of action was for teams to maximize starts for one of their goaltenders I am sure that coaches would do this much more often than they do.

But even beyond that—it is one thing to start a seasoned NHL veteran in 60 games. It is entirely another for a goalie in his first year as a starter to do the same. It certainly appears like this is something that NHL coaches are concerned about, whether you agree with them or not.

Appeal to authority.

You are right. I don’t agree with them. If one goalie is demonstrably better, I say ride him.
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