Gustavsson starting in net tonight for the Oil

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#201054050Sunday, November 06, 2016 6:15 PM GMT

just crossing my fingers hoping he doesn't blow it

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#201063182Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:32 PM GMT

Taylor Beck is also playing his first NHL game

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#201063249Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:33 PM GMT

Gustavvsson is the best backup goaltender in the league.

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#201063310Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:34 PM GMT

"Gustavvsson is the best backup goaltender in the league." *Matt Murray if u can call him a backup if not, Andrei Vasilevskiy "your and your're actually pretty much means the same thing. and your is a real word." -Crasymanjr03 | This is my siggy. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

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#201063334Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:34 PM GMT

Gustavsson*

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#201063342Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:34 PM GMT

You've clearly never heard of Antti Raanta or Marek Mazanec

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#201064605Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:51 PM GMT

Antti Raanta is good but you cannot consider him THE best backup goaltender. Could be one of the best, but I don't really know. All depends if you can still consider Matthew Murray a "backup" to Marc-Andre Fleury. I should be agreeing with Totally tho considering I'm a Ranger fan.

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#201065558Sunday, November 06, 2016 9:02 PM GMT

I consider Murray and Fleury as split #1's so neither of them really qualifies as a backup to me. The best goalie who's current role has very clearly been set to being a backup (not a third-stringer, a backup.) is most likely Antti Raanta. If not him, then it's Marek Mazanec or Andrei Vasilevski.

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#201065967Sunday, November 06, 2016 9:06 PM GMT

The same thing applies with Vasilevskiy TBH.

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#201066020Sunday, November 06, 2016 9:07 PM GMT

raanta isnt the best backup lol

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#201066137Sunday, November 06, 2016 9:08 PM GMT

Gustavsson is better than Raanta though.

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#201066344Sunday, November 06, 2016 9:10 PM GMT

"Gustavsson is better than Raanta though." In what universe? Absolutely not in this one. Not saying that Gustavsson is a bad backup goalie though. He clearly isn't.

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#201089664Monday, November 07, 2016 3:13 AM GMT

Let's say if Raanta and Gustavsson were both of the backup goaltenders on the Bruins. If Rask gets a season ending injury right before the playoffs, who would you trust to win you the cup? Raanta or Gustavsson? IMO, Gustavsson would be the better pick. Raanta may be superior in terms of raw talent but Gustavsson would be better carrying a massive work load with his large amounts of experience, leadership, dedication, and much more.