Speculation: Who do you want as backup: Peter Budaj or Louis Domingue?

[Bolt32]

Pretty much exactly as the title says. I personally think this is a legit question to ask.

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[AndreRoy]

Gotta be Domingue.

 

[The Macho King]

No contest.

 

[Todd1a]

Dom

 

[LightningStrikes]

I'm picking Dom, we've seen veteran goalies in Tampa before that come off strong seasons before it all crumbles (Roloson). That said, I'm not super confident going into the playoffs with only Dom as the safety net. He's been good, bad and okay in his few games so far.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

I rather have Budaj for the playoffs. No kidding. I don't think he's as bad as he was this season. Hopefully none of them have to play much though.

 

[Shoresy Snipes]

Dom
Who knows how long / if / when Buudy can get back to form. Dom is already in the swing of it, just keep it going.

 

[Maelmoor]

I cannot come up with one reason to go with Budaj, his injury was the nail in the coffin. Seems to be a great guy but it just didn't work here.

 

[Hoek]

Budaj is just too slow. Domingue is obviously still backup caliber but he is athletic enough to make the tougher saves without being too floppy. I like his game overall and trust him to make a start in a pinch.

 

[Stammertime91]

Funny when you view results and see only Vasilevskiy wants Budaj as the backup.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Domingue easily, lmao. Budaj is not NHL calibre anymore.

 

[DaBolts]

Dom. His lateral movement is so much better than Budaj's.

 

[xteesy]

Dom - he has the potential to be a starter somewhere else (stressing the somewhere else part) after a "true" development period. Budaj is a great guy, but he's just not an NHL caliber goalie anymore.