There's going with your top guy, gut feeling of who should play, and who measures against a particular opponent. Or, splitting the cage more in a critical season

Several goaltending deployment strategies have stood the test of time. Article content

There’s going with your top guy as long as possible, gut feeling of who should play on a given night, and playing who has measured up best against a particular opponent. Article content Article content

Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault turned trade acquisition Roberto Luongo loose like a thoroughbred in his first two NHL seasons as the starter. Ride him hard was the rationale.

Luongo logged 76 in his first season and 72 games in his second and a lot had to do with his emergence as an elite goalie forcing backups reduc

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