Please help me with goalies for this upcoming week for the finals - will Rep

[anthonybeaty]

My opponent has Rinne, Dubnyk, Luongo and Stalock.

I have Vasilevsky, Bobrovsky, Raanta and Saros (picked him up for tonight's game in case I needed him.)

Raanta's games this week are brutal
TB - Monday
VGK - Wednesday
LA - Thursday
StL - Saturday

Saros has 4 games this week with 2 B2B so I imagine he will get 1 start, small possibility of 2.

We track 4 stats W, GAA, SV% and Total Saves- trying to decide what to do with my goalies.

I will play Vas and Bob in every game they are in, but am not sure I would play Raanta in any game this week.
I would probably play Saros in all starts he gets because Nashville is just that good, but would probably end up with just one.

Do I risk Raanta for any of these starts or do I go Vas, Bob and Saros and pick up an extra skater?

Thanks.

Is Nashville likely to "rest" Rinne this week and only give him 2/4 starts?

[hockeyrobot]

I would only be playing Raanta if you get some early shutouts OR your goalies just get blown out early and you have to start chasing Wins and Saves.

[stevegamer]

My opponent has Rinne, Dubnyk, Luongo and Stalock.

I have Vasilevsky, Bobrovsky, Raanta and Saros (picked him up for tonight's game in case I needed him.)

Raanta's games this week are brutal
TB - Monday
VGK - Wednesday
LA - Thursday
StL - Saturday

Saros has 4 games this week with 2 B2B so I imagine he will get 1 start, small possibility of 2.

We track 4 stats W, GAA, SV% and Total Saves- trying to decide what to do with my goalies.

I will play Vas and Bob in every game they are in, but am not sure I would play Raanta in any game this week.
I would probably play Saros in all starts he gets because Nashville is just that good, but would probably end up with just one.

Do I risk Raanta for any of these starts or do I go Vas, Bob and Saros and pick up an extra skater?

Thanks.

Is Nashville likely to "rest" Rinne this week and only give him 2/4 starts?

I think Saros is very likely to split the back to backs. As great as Rinne has been this year, Saros has only been a smidge worse, call him very good to great on the whole of the season.

[anthonybeaty]

I think Saros is very likely to split the back to backs. As great as Rinne has been this year, Saros has only been a smidge worse, call him very good to great on the whole of the season.

Agree with you. Was hoping to get 2 starts out of Saros this week, but his performance last night probably ensures he gets just the B2B start unless Nashville wants to rest Rinne for a game or two before their playoffs.

[anthonybeaty]

I would only be playing Raanta if you get some early shutouts OR your goalies just get blown out early and you have to start chasing Wins and Saves.

Yeah - think you're right. Was hoping to convince myself that it would be OK to drop Raanta and pickup an extra skater, but keeping him in reserve in case I need him probably makes sense. The second injury to Bishop really hurt me. I waited for him to start his second game before dropping Lehtinen. Literally minutes later, he went down again and I could no longer pickup Lehtinen. Raanta was the best I could get.

[anthonybeaty]

Well my strategy has already been decided. I sat Raanta on Monday night when he had a 1 GA gem and played Bob when he let in 3 goals.

My opponent had 2 stellar 1 GA performances last night. The only positive for me was that they against each other so he could only get 1 win.

I have to get as many starts as possible this week now so I can hopefully win G and Total Saves. I have an outside chance at the percentages if his guys do poorly and mine don't.