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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Its not far off from the Ovechkin spot - goal scorers can score from there.
It's not weak ... but it's one he could save. Similar to how a lot of Markstrom's have been this year, and overall wasn't Vladar's best night. Of all 3 the third is the one he might want most, even though it's off the post you never want to be best short side there.
Markstrom's lateral movement has been so poor at times this season that honestly I bet he might have made that Laine shot look unstoppable because he might not have gotten across to even get a piece of it.
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I don't disagree.
The flames need to keep playing Vladar for two reasons - (1) It keeps Markstrom rested for the playoffs (2) Vladar is giving the flames a better chance to win right now.
That said, Markstrom at his peak performance is substantially better than Vladar at his peak performance. So I expect the Flames to keep Markstrom in regular rotation (50% of starts) until he finds his way. Because the Flames are likely to have substantially more success in the playoffs if they're riding a Markstrom who has rediscovered his game.