ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Once again, it’s time to check off some items on my “TIDU List” — Things I Don’t Understand:
How Barry Trotz could make a bad choice in goal.
The Capitals coach tabbed Philip Grubauer to open the playoffs in net, not Braden Holtby. It seems like an easy decision given Grubauer’s fine play down the stretch. But Holtby is among the game’s best goalies.
And though the Caps’ postseason history is depressing, the veteran’s goals-against-average in the playoffs is 2.00. Trotz said he’ll choose his goaltender “game by game.”
That’s how we’ll grade his decisions, too.