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Stars will keep goalie share strategy, but Antti Niemi could see extended playing time for this reason

As the Stars try to balance what seems to be an unusual goalie situation in the NHL, a look around the league says that maybe nothing is normal in net anymore.

While Dallas is deploying Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen in a different manner than they did last year -- letting Lehtonen get five straight starts over the previous two weeks and switching to Niemi for a home start Tuesday -- the New York Rangers come to town with their own version of the goalie shuffle. The Rangers sat Henrik Lundqvist for four straight games -- the longest stretch of consecutive back-up work in his career.