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POLL: Vokoun sits again

As reported any number of ways since Friday afternoon (well, here and here), coach Peter DeBoer has decided to pull double duty for Scott Clemmensen, fresh off a 3-2 victory against Tomas Vokoun‘s former club. Clemmer will start against the New Jersey Devils, winners of two straight over the suddenly-human Tampa Bay Lightning.

Clemmensen – a rather-successful fill-in for an injured Martin Brodeur only two seasons ago – is 2-0 (2.00, .944) versus his ex-employer. Assumed starter Tomas Vokoun – he of the $6.3M salary and alleged contract-renegotiation talks via GM Dale Tallon – is 5-6 with two shutouts and 2.40/.923 lifetime over Luscious Lou’s underachievers.

Tvo sits for the second time at home. On a club with no “goalie controversy”, why?

DeBoer playing hunches…whatever that means 26
Clemmer impressed coaches with come-from-behind performance on Thursday 26
Vokoun depressed coaches with blown-lead (but won) against Caps on Tuesday 29
Vokoun being punished for declining to waive no-movement clause in advance of potential trade 18
Undisclosed injury (C’mon…!) 1
Makes no sense…pay a guy that much money, he should start one of these matches at home 24

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