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Originally Posted by Locke

That doesnt seem like a common practice, why are they doing this now?

Peters also used a practice goalie in Carolina. Here's a whole article on the topic of practice goalies.

https://www.nhl.com/news/unmasked-ca...es/c-285359464

"It's great because now your guys get to shoot on a goalie, you get to work on stuff," Peters said earlier this season. "We love Little Wardo, but you're not afraid to one-time one off his noggin, whereas the other guys, they need a break. You get to the halfway point or the dog days of the season and goaltenders want to get their work in and get off and guys don't want to shoot at an empty net, so it's huge to have somebody that can go out and take some shots. And we want to work on net-front presence and deflecting pucks so we can do that with Little Wardo in net and get our guys bombing away there, and it doesn't wear out your two primary goaltenders."