Well as long as Markstrom is going to get most of the starts, I have little faith in Sutter giving this roster the best chance to win since the system doesn't work at all if your goaltending isn't strong. Argue all you want about the players not playing well enough thus leading to goals against, but the team definitely plays different in front of Vladar, and he looks much more comfortable and confident in net than Markstrom does.
Lucic in the top 6 isn't the answer either since that well has finally dried out. Can he be slotted back as a 4th liner/scratch player now?
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