Tonight's starting goalies - Oct 17, 2008

Once again, with thanks to the Goalie Post. I am thankful for it's existence, and unless somebody comes up with even more inside info like the time Trevor Kidd staggered into Chez Paree or Ray Emery doing lines at a Carlton house party, I will continue to give it the promotion it deserves.

Mr. Automatic gets the start again. It must be nice to have Evgeni Nabokov in your fantasy pool. You essentially just have to leave the guy in the starting position daily and he will get you 70+ games. If you have 2 goalies to start, then you can get through the whole season with 3 guys if you spot start them.

I guess it is a reward for all the years where Toskala absorbed a lot of his fantasy value. For those in keeper leagues that were patient enough to stay with him, enjoy your reward.

On to Friday's starters.

Phoenix Coyotes @ Ottawa Senators

It looks like a showdown of Bryzgalov and Darth Gerber. Amazing that the Sens invested their future in Emery and Gerber while a guy like Bryzgalov was offered throughout the league with no takers!

Toronto Maple Leafs @ NY Rangers

Toskala gets the nod in the Garden tonight against Stephen Valiquette. Seeing that the league spent the first 40 games starting backups against the Leafs last season it is amazing that it took Leaf Nation half a season to clue into the fact the Leafs sucked. 2009 seems to be no different as they have seen 2 backups in their first 4 games.

Nashville Predators @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Pekka Rinne gets the likely start against the Jackets, Columbus responds with Pascal Leclaire. Unless your name is Jim Balsillie, it is likely that nobody in Canada cares!

Vancouver Canucks @ Buffalo Sabres

Curtis Sanford faces off against Mr. Mullet Ryan Miller. Both probables, no confirmations.

Edmonton Oilers @ Calgary Flames

Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers gets the start for the Oil facing Mikka Kiprusoff. Anybody get the feeling that Kiprusoff's handshake deal with Satan expired last February? Totally off topic, why has Miroslav Satan never played with the Devils? Can somebody make this happen?

San Jose Sharks @ JS Guguere

Probables look like Nabokov and Giguere. Let's hope nothing happens in this game so I don't have to listen to Brian Burke speak tonight.

Carolina Hurricanes @ Los Angeles Kings

Cam Ward is the probable against Jason Labarbera of the Kings.

For those of you with an IQ less than 100, the confirmation links are buried in the starting goaltenders names. That means you Nick.