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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don't know about that. Looking at all their numbers, both goalies are pretty even. I suspect that people are much more keen to give Vladar the benefit-of-the-doubt. Fans by-and-large seem to have a higher affinity for back-up goalies; Vladar is young and improving, and a lot of Flames fans are eager to see him succeed. This all plays into shaping our perspectives of him.
Most of the time, I really don't think one or the other goalie gives the Flames the best chance to win. They have been playing pretty even for a while now.
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Well we can argue all day about who's been the better goaltender to this point but the fact is that if you include tonight Vladar has started just 2 out of the past 14 games despite having a 5-0-2 record in his past 7 starts. That's simply not enough.
I don't even have an issue with Markstrom's game as of late. I just think Vladar has earned the right to play more, and the team is racking up points when he does play.