On Friday afternoon, I was irked to find out that Matt Murray was starting against the Buffalo Sabres. I assumed that to mean that Casey DeSmith was going to start against the Montreal Canadiens.
Mike Sullivan actually went with the unconventional tactic of starting Murray in back-to-back games in back-to-back nights. I LOVE that.
The more Murray plays, the more it's obvious that he's better than DeSmith. Mike Sullivan is giving pedigree the opportunity to rise to the top. Matt Murray rewarded his coach by stopping 36 of 37 shots in the 5-1 victory.