radapex
Registered User
Is Zatkoff getting the start?
Nope.
Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins 1h
Marc-Andre Fleury is starting tonight for #Pens against the #Habs
https://twitter.com/penguins/status/426030564819234816
#1 MAF has not been good at all in Jan
MAF was excellent against Calgary and Washington. His other 4 starts, not so much.
#2 MAF has traditionally sucked against MTL
No argument here. Career 15-9-2 against them, but with a 3.19 GAA and .893 SV%.
#3 Zatkoff hasn't played since EDM
It seems like a long time, but there's only been 3 games since then.
When you look at how the team has used Zatkoff, it was a no brainer. They've picked their spots with him and have used him almost exclusively against weaker opponents (2x FLA, 2x CBJ, 2x NYI, etc) and that means tomorrow's game against NYI was a much more likely start for him.
Aside from back-to-backs, I don't see Zatkoff getting a start until the team gets their act together. That's nothing against him, just that the team has been playing some extremely bad hockey for weeks now, and they're going to want Fleury in there trying to bail them out.