Harding vs Backstrom

[ccsitdown]

So is this the week that I start Harding? Last week should have been, but I had no idea. But does Harding continue to show-stop to the point where Yeo will roll with him? Wild play three this coming pool week, all three on the road, no back-to-back. I need to start one or the other - who to go with?

[CommittedToTheIndian]

Michael Russo reports that Backstrom will start Tuesday. After that, who knows?

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/133295963.html

[Kessel50]

Michael Russo reports that Backstrom will start Tuesday. After that, who knows?

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/133295963.html

I originally heard Yeo was going to start Backstrom against Vancouver last Thursday too.

[bondon]

May depend on how Harding does tonight. If he has an average to below-average game it'll give Yeo a reason to go back with his #1. Even if Harding has a good game, Harding's played four games in a row now and he hasn't played in a full season before this year. I'd imagine Yeo will give him a break, I gotta think Harding is gassed.

Combine that with Backstrom's good career #'s and I think its safe to assume that Backstrom will assuredly get the start on Tuesday.

[ccsitdown]

Bah, I knew there was no right to play this. Russo had already said that Backstrom would take the Tuesday game, but that left two more, not back to back, so I figured the way Harding had been playing and the way the team had been collapsing in front of him, he'd likely take the other two. Should have assumed an alternation, hoping for two Backstrom games, as what does he do, comes up with the 41 save shutout. That's worth seven points in this league. Still, this is the difficulty of dressing weekly instead of daily, need a bloody crystal ball, can't just read up every day.

Curious to see how they roll the rest of the week.