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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I don’t think starting Zag was much of an option and it would have been just cruel.
One could complain about overusing Markstrom, though I’ve argued he had a lengthy break and Rittich’s first two starts which were on schedule were not confidence inducing. And Markstrom’s injury likely wasn’t from overplaying - I think it was his two collisions or maybe the scrum in his last game.
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Disagree about Zag. Rittich was gassed after the TO series.
Its far from ideal but you start the rookie against the worst team in the league, and if he gets lit up you have Rittich on the bench. Its about protecting Rittich as he is critical to this teams success this season.