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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think Sutter believes firmly in the "get the first win in back to backs" theory.
If you start your backup and he blows it, then you have a tired team in front of your starter the next night and could get swept.
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This makes some sense. I also wouldn't be surprised if Markstrom only faces like 20 shots that he'd get tomorrow's start as well.
I've actually noticed a lot of teams playing their starter against the weaker team and backup against the stronger team in back to backs in the past few years, but haven't really paid attention to see if it's actually the case that starters tend to play the first game.