Who Should Start (The Playoffs Goaltending Thread)

[F A N]

Given Demko's injury, I thought we consolidate some of the who should start discussions here.

As of the start of this tread, we're approaching Game 3 in Nashville. I think the logical move is to go back to DeSmith and if he falters go with Silovs.

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[Jyrki]

You ride CDS unless he has a meltdown like he did in Minnesota. Unless the coaches see something we don't I don't think Silovs would give us a better chance to win.

 

[racerjoe]

CDS is better as a backup... I try and split the starts between them. Let them both know the plan. If one guy gets hot... Ride him. so having said that I go to Silvos tomorrow.

 

[JT Milker]

Demko.

 

[VanillaCoke]

CDS with a short leash.
Win and you're back in, lose and its silovs game four.

 

[rypper]

DeSmith.

The team needs to give him more goal support.

 

[MS]

Gotta stay the course and stick with DeSmith.

 

[Josepho]

im totally in favour of riding silovs/tolopilo in hopes of the 1% chance that one pulls a binnington

 

[MS]

im totally in favour of riding silovs/tolopilo in hopes of the 1% chance that one pulls a binnington

I’m old enough to remember when Marc Crawford playing Alex Auld over Johan Hedberg in the 2004 playoffs was a bad idea after Cloutier got hurt.

 

[Ernie]

Maybe one more game for DeSmith, but it's worthwhile to remember how hot Silovs got at the world's last year.

From what I've seen of DeSmith, the Canucks aren't going to win a cup with him. If Demko is out long term, might be worthwhile to take a hail mary on Silovs

 

[geebster]

I’m old enough to remember when Marc Crawford playing Alex Auld over Johan Hedberg in the 2004 playoffs was a bad idea after Cloutier got hurt.

Someday I'll be old enough to forget those days... too bad it hasn't happened yet. Goddamn Cloutier...

 

[vancityluongo]

one more loss for desmith and then go with silovs. he gets one loss and then back to desmith, unless that loss is after a series win.

 

[F A N]

You ride CDS unless he has a meltdown like he did in Minnesota. Unless the coaches see something we don't I don't think Silovs would give us a better chance to win.

One thing with Silovs is that he has that big body. I don't think Silovs is better than DeSmith at this point but sometimes that big body just gets in the way of pucks. Hopefully DeSmith wins the next 3 games and we don't have to have this discussion yet.

 

[F A N]

I’m old enough to remember when Marc Crawford playing Alex Auld over Johan Hedberg in the 2004 playoffs was a bad idea after Cloutier got hurt.

Was it a bad idea? Looking back, Auld lost 1 goal games. His last two starts: Win in Triple OT and Loss in OT.

 

[Nucker101]

Sawchenko

 

[MS]

Was it a bad idea? Looking back, Auld lost 1 goal games. His last two starts: Win in Triple OT and Loss in OT.

Outplayed in all 3 starts.

 

[F A N]

Outplayed in all 3 starts.

Umm… outplayed by Kiprusoff during Calgary’s Stanley Cup Finals run?