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In a scene that replays itself with such disquieting regularity that it must feel like Groundhog Day in Anaheim, for the third time since 2003, playoff hockey has seen the emergence of another young Ducks netminder.
On the eve of the 2009-10 NHL regular season, the Ducks find themselves in the familiar and enviable (but deceivingly so) position of having two quality goaltenders, each capable of starting at the pro level. With careful regard to the context, both past and present, it must be underscored before any legitimate assessment can be made of each netminder’s worth – both to the team and as a commodity on the trading block – that Randy Carlyle is approaching the potential platoon situation with ambivalence and a non-committal attitude, at least for now.
