With 10 games left in the regular season, Capitals coach Barry Trotz is not any closer to deciding who will be his starting goaltender for the playoffs.
Trotz acknowledged the Capitals have a “goaltender rotation” between Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer. That means Trotz is literally rotating between the two on a game-by-game basis, with Holtby getting the next start Tuesday against Dallas.
And for the playoffs, Trotz said the Capitals are going to go with the hottest hand.
“There’s no sense riding one,” Trotz said. “Holts is coming back and looking better every game and Grubi’s played pretty well for a long stretch, so why not have both of them going?