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Thumbs up to starting Halak in Game 4
My thumb was up when I heard that Guy Carbonneau had decided to start Jaroslav Halak in goal in Game 4. My mind was made up when I heard Carbonneau declare after Game 3 that Carey Price was rattled. He might as well have said that he was suffering from a concussion. You can't play him in Game 4 if you're admitting he was rattled in Game 3. As for Halak, Price wasn't the only one who got a ...
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Carbonneau's goalie gamble: Dumb Guy or man of genius?
Puck Daddy — ... With his team one loss from elimination, it's more challenging to defend Carbonneau's decision than to crucify it. Dave Hodge of TSN gave Carbo a thumbs-up, and believed the Halak call had to be made. Roy MacGregor of the Globe & Mail said ...

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IllegalCurve.com — ... the ink the goalies are getting, the Canadiens PP is the real problem. 5. James Duthie wants early whistles to be reviewed. 6. Pierre Lebrun wonders why Pennsylvania fans have made the playoffs into a Canada-USA us versus them affair. Barack Obama must have failed to mention the xenophobia in his guns and religion speech. 7. Mike Brophy comments on the Sharks' inconsistency. 8. Despite the loss, Dave Hodge liked the idea of starting Jaroslav Halak. 9. If the Sharks end up losing ...

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