Indianation65
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Neither goalie established himself as the "obvious starter." I think Antti looked like the starter in '15, but January into February, he, and the defense, struggled, but so did Kari. The Stars started looking like the Stars again after Kris Russell became a Star, and his shot blocking became part of the entire team. There was an article in the Dallas Morning News about this very thing, and once the entire team chipped in, the Stars looked like the old Stars again. Both goalies looked good, but neither was a standout over the other, and both were pulled from games at times. No team wins every game...so...
I think Coach Ruff will still do what got him there, and that's rotate the goalies when needed. The "need" will probably come if/when the starter begins to struggle.
As to my original question, I just have a gut feeling that the starter will be Kari, but who knows?
I also said if I was Coach Ruff, I'd go with Antti simply because he's won a Cup, and Kari struggled too much for me over the last two years. He's looked average.
Go Stars...I'll be a huge fan of whichever goalie gets in net.
Addendum: Antti's poor puck-handling skills? Isn't that something that a goalie coach should work on? Is the something that can't be learned? I guess not, because if he's still a poor puck-handler this many years into his career, I guess he'll never learn.
I think Coach Ruff will still do what got him there, and that's rotate the goalies when needed. The "need" will probably come if/when the starter begins to struggle.
As to my original question, I just have a gut feeling that the starter will be Kari, but who knows?
I also said if I was Coach Ruff, I'd go with Antti simply because he's won a Cup, and Kari struggled too much for me over the last two years. He's looked average.
Go Stars...I'll be a huge fan of whichever goalie gets in net.
Addendum: Antti's poor puck-handling skills? Isn't that something that a goalie coach should work on? Is the something that can't be learned? I guess not, because if he's still a poor puck-handler this many years into his career, I guess he'll never learn.
