Personally, I don’t really think that even if the Stanley Cup champs of the last several years haven’t run with split goaltending duties, it wouldn’t mean it can’t be done. Or would be improbable.

However, I do think that how the player feels… how he thinks the team values him is a definite factor in his play… so I could imagine running with 2 guys and going with a “win and your in” strategy in the playoffs could stifle one’s confidence.

I guess, depending on the goaltenders maturity…etc… it could be more sensitive to run with that strategy.

In 88-89 Roy and Hayward played together very well… but in the playoffs, it was Roy’s show. Roy played 19 games… to Hayward’s 2.

For our current state… I do think Halak wants to go. Without demanding it.

I’m sure Price is secure in Gainey’s defense of him. He knows that he will eventually be the workhorse. Halak has, for all intents & purposes, asked to be moved, which obviously means that he does not want to be in a split duty role.

The Canadiens find themselves especially vulnerable right now as both goalies are RFA at season’s end. The goalies future is at least partially in their own hands, which means that what they want – they get.

There’s another argument out there that shows that no Stanley Cup has been won in a very long time by a team that splits goaltending duties in the playoffs.

What do you think?