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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Had another thought — was there ever a period this year when Ullmark played six straight games (let alone seven)? If this was the regular season, Swayman would have already played Game 3 and 6. Add to that the added stress of the playoffs, and he might be a bit fatigued (maybe not physically but probably mentally).
Unfortunately the problem compounds itself because Swayman hasn’t played in 2+ weeks either. It will be really interesting to see how this plays out.
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There was a six 6 stretch for Ullmark early in the season and they won 5 of those games. But since New Year's eve is was essentially a 1 and 1 split between Ullmark and Swayman. Looking at that I'm actually surprised now that the coaching staff and management didn't continue with that goalie trend into the playoffs. It was obviously working and now they are in a tough spot.