Nick Mercadante joins the show to discuss how much seasoning goalies should ideally get in the minors, the upper limit for how many games a goalie should start in the regular season, and the next frontier for evaluating goalie performance quantitatively.

Here’s a quick rundown of the topics covered:

1:51 Giving goalies time to mature in the AHL

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