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    Default Which goalies to start this week

    Pick 2 of 4 for Wins and SV%.

    First, I'd like to point out that I don't trust Markstrom these days, even though he is supposed to be my clear #1. And looking at his numbers against the teams the Flames play this week makes me trust him even less.
    Driedger has been great all season but Bob has been stealing starts with his above-average play.
    Lankinen has been great too but he has a tough week ahead with two games against the Canes.
    Vanecek has been inconsistent but WAS wins a lot of games.

    Markstrom
    WPG, VAN, EDM, TOR
    No b2b so could start all 4 games
    Bad numbers against WPG, EDM and TOR and Calgary is not a good team.

    Driedger
    DET x2, CBJ x2
    b2b against CBJ, at least 1 start, maybe 2 with 1 against DET.
    Great numbers against those two teams.

    Lankinen
    CAR x2, NSH
    No b2b, likely starts all 3 but CAR is a tough opponent
    Great numbers against NSH, decent against CAR.

    Vanececk
    NYR, NYI, NJD x2
    b2b, likely starts 2 games
    Good numbers against NYR and NYI.
    I can't promise I'll try but I'll try to try.

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    Default Re: Which goalies to start this week

    this is a tough one....

    I would go with Vanecek as the Capitals play against the weakest opponents of the group and I think they start him twice - hopefully two wins for him.

    Then its a coin flip between the final three.

    Markstrom - as you mentioned Calgary is not play well especially against there opponents this week.

    Lankinen - Carolina is a top team and Nahville has been playing better lately - and Chicago seems to not be.

    Dreidger - what if he only gets one start and doesn't win it?

    I would elimninate Dreidger and pick between Lankinen and Markstrom...

    Markstrom if I want to hopefully get extra wins and give up on sv%

    And Lankinen for vice versa...

    but neither is guaranteed to do well in those areas.
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    Default Re: Which goalies to start this week

    Quote Originally Posted by PenguinHunter View Post
    this is a tough one....

    I would go with Vanecek as the Capitals play against the weakest opponents of the group and I think they start him twice - hopefully two wins for him.

    Then its a coin flip between the final three.

    Markstrom - as you mentioned Calgary is not play well especially against there opponents this week.

    Lankinen - Carolina is a top team and Nahville has been playing better lately - and Chicago seems to not be.

    Dreidger - what if he only gets one start and doesn't win it?

    I would elimninate Dreidger and pick between Lankinen and Markstrom...

    Markstrom if I want to hopefully get extra wins and give up on sv%

    And Lankinen for vice versa...

    but neither is guaranteed to do well in those areas.
    Thanks for your thoughts. I do prefer the SV% to Wins but is Lankinen more likely to give me the higher SV% than Markstrom this week?
    And the reason I am considering Driedger is because based on the weekend's games, I think he gets the next start against DET. Queneville has been mostly consistent going with whoever wins.
    I can't promise I'll try but I'll try to try.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VincentVega View Post
    Thanks for your thoughts. I do prefer the SV% to Wins but is Lankinen more likely to give me the higher SV% than Markstrom this week?
    And the reason I am considering Driedger is because based on the weekend's games, I think he gets the next start against DET. Queneville has been mostly consistent going with whoever wins.
    Yes, but barely.

    RK TEAM GP G GA GF/G
    4 Toronto 34 114 88 3.35
    5 Edmonton 36 119 101 3.31
    6 Carolina 33 108 83 3.27
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