Monday, April 25, 2011

1st Round Roulette

Has any team ever started three different goalies in 6 games of a playoff series? Has any team ever won a playoff series while starting three different goalies?

The Flyers' seemingly perpetual goaltending revolving door - of starting net-minders who were just average at best (Ron Hextall's first time through, excepted) - is like the round robin of kickers the Eagles used to go through before they were able to find a go-to kicker in David Akers. Will the Flyers ever be able to win a Cup with their shortshriftedness of the goalie position.

Brian Boucher summarizes it thusly: "Isn't it always bizarre in Philadelphia for goaltenders?"


Indeed.

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