A positive to take from game is that Niemi was terrible and the Stars still got a point.
Nill is going to have a busy summer. Needs to unload Niemi and figure out which D to resign or how to replace them.
I think he will move Niemi, and will resign Gogo and Russell
I really hope Dallas does not resign Goose. He will get paid like a number 2 and he should not be a number 2 on Dallas. If he takes a slight discount then maybe.
Remember Niemi stole us a point in St Louis in the 9 round shootout. We banked another point tonight as well from 2 down in the 3rd.
Resting Kari was a gamble that paid off ok, we can't afford to break him from overuse before the playoffs.
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-3 for Johns tonight. Was it as bad as that looks?
How much rest does he need? Only 12 games left in the season and he only has 31 starts this season or about half of what he's been averaging the past two years.
Starting 10-ish games in a row can be as bad as starting 50-ish over a season. We've all seen Stars goalies unable to win both back-to-back games, and I wager all goalies struggle to win if they have to start both ends.
An extra day off for Kari when we get a point out of St Louis is nothing to cry over. If you offered me a point from every Niemi start through the end of the season I'd take it in a heartbeat.
i get why Niemi started today but you're way over exaggerating the affects of playing 10 games in a row. First it was we needed to limit Kari to under 60 games a year so we got Niemi. Now we have to limit Kari to sub 10 game stretches? This in a season he's only played 30 or so games at the 70 game mark? What happening in the playoffs when the participation points are removed? Can we win the cup in 9 games?
-3 for Johns tonight. Was it as bad as that looks?
Janmark injured or HS?
One goal was on niemi and Oduya. Oduya was out of position and caused a 2 on 1. Johns played it well. Niemi gave up a mammoth rebound and Oduya skated past puck. If niemi was just decent the stars would have won game.