DobberHockey’s Rick Roos examined the NHL’s 32 goaltending tandems to assess potential “goalie timeshares” in teams’ creases, for fantasy hockey purposes, and Roos believes that Ville Husso and Alex Nedeljkovic may split time in the Red Wings’ crease:
Detroit Red Wings (Ville Husso, Alex Nedeljokovic)
One would think that Husso would have the inside track, having been signed as a UFA. Yet the gap between their salaries is less than $2M and Husso has never been tasked with being the starter going into a season. Moreover, it was when he was not the presumed starter, back with the Canes, that Neds was at his best; so he might step up again now that he’s not supposed to shine, plus due to the fact that he’s a UFA to be and thus will want to earn his next paycheck. We might be looking at a timeshare situation brewing.
Continued; my best bet is that the first half of the season will involve splitting duties for Husso and Nedeljkovic, with coach Lalonde picking a “starter” over the course of the second half of the season.
