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Originally Posted by badradio
He kept starting Markstrom cause he’s the “#1 guy” even though he was lights out bad… Vladar should have got more games.
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This is where I can't defend Sutter. His Markstrom usage was pure insanity. Vladar was clearly the better goaltender for a while there and he should've played more.
I know Sutter is loyal to his #1's, but man, Markstrom was one of, if not the worst starters this season. I didn't even care for him last year, which is saying something since he was #2 in Vezina voting, but personally, I thought he was a product of his environment.
I don't know why Treliving fought so hard to sign him. We should've let the Oilers have him which would've solved 2 problems. Based on everything I had hear and all the hype, I thought the goaltending problems for this team were over, but here we are again with same questions in goal. Hiller, Elliott, Smith, Markstrom and etc. I honestly have no idea what to expect from him next year. He had a strong defense in front of him and somehow managed to crap the bed with a .892 sv%?