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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
He was winning hockey games when Markstrom wasn't.
If the goal is to squeak into the playoffs you need to win. He kept going back to a goalie some people referred to as the Swedish sieve here.
That's on Sutter thr team and goalies don't pick the lines and starters.
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But he did go to him.
Only two starts in October, but 5 in November, and 6 in both December and January when he had some wins. Kept with him in February too, but without results.
That is certainly altering course towards the backup.
There are plenty of things to point at with the man that is tangible (ice time, PR, some line combinations)