Every fantasy hockey GM (or any rotisserie player for that matter, be it baseball, football, etc.) must decide daily or on a weekly basis who on his roster to activate and who to put on the bench. Many times the results defy logic, leaving the GM snake-bit and dejected. Tonight it happened to me.
Faced with the choice of playing two goalies, I had to select among Pekka Rinne, Michael Neuvirth, and Roberto Luongo. Neuvirth was coming into tonight's game with a four game winning streak, and a stellar 1.95 GAA. Roberto Luongo is regarded as one of the NHL's top five goalies, and was up against the offensively challenged Wild, albeit in Minnesota. Rinne, recovering from a knee injury, was making his first start in over ten days. I feel Rinne is tremendously under-rated, and arguably one of the best net-minders in the league. Yet, I could not start him because of how long it has been since he played. So I went into the night having activated Luongo and Neuvirth, and benching Rinne.
Neuvirth was forced to leave the game against Boston after six minutes in the first period because of flu like symptoms, but not before allowing two goals on six shots.
Luongo was benched after the second period after giving up six goals on sixteen shots. And of course, Rinne played brilliantly pitching a shutout until Rene Bourque scored on him deep into overtime for the only goal of the game. Between Luongo's disaster and Neuvirth's illness my GAA and S% are shot for the week. Oh the joy of fantasy hockey!!!!!!
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