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Old 01-19-2023, 09:24 AM   #202
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But you know that won’t happen and he’ll keep giving Markstrom the majority of the starts. This starting players like Markstrom (and Lucic) when he’s stunk is part of why this board is losing patience with him. Sutter playing favorites is something a lot of people here aren’t enamoured with.
I just think he has a lot more patience than fans who seem to live and die by the last game. Peak Markstrom has one of the highest ceilings for goaltenders in the NHL. There is still plenty of runway left on the season and if Markstrom can turn it around for the home stretch it would do wonders.

At the same time as a fan wins are sure more fun than losses and I personally would like to see the team win now. Vladar has been winning and I also would like to see him play more. Markstrom has had plenty of time to find his game and just when it's rounding into form this year he seems to take a step back again.

Sutter has been around a long time and seen it all. From day one he has been saying this teams goal is to just make the playoffs when the media and many fans were saying they were contenders. I think he realized we were losing two offensive superstars and goals would be harder to find this year. It was just hard to see Markstroms struggles continuing for a season.
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