Big Ideas (Involving Goaltenders)

It's no secret that

1) Rick Dudley has a highly specific vision of what he wants this team to be

and

2) Rick Dudley has a startling level of influence on day-to-day coaching decisions.

KNOWING THIS, we wonder:

Starting Pavelec against the Capitals on Friday: is this a good idea? Is Dudley's reasoning that Mason will face MORE firepower from the Lightning on Saturday, and thus needs to rest on Friday, like Moses or whoever?

What gives?

Oh hey, just got a text from Chronicle operative "Go Puck Yourself." It reads:

Our biggest acquisition via trade is changing positions and our biggest FA signing is on the bench for the opener. This makes my head hurt.