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Jonathan Quick News
Simon Gagne is ready to return to the Kings’ lineup tomorrow, Terry Murray said, and to no surprise, Jonathan Quick will start in goal. Murray said he hadn’t made any lineup decisions for Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh. More notes and quotes to come…

In 7 games against the Oil, Quick is 5-0-2 with a 1.67 GAA, .937 SV% and no shutouts.

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Quick is the first NHL goalie to record three straight shutouts since Columbus’ Steve Mason in Dec. 2008.

Quick is an elite starting goalie that was had at a discounted rate. As we pointed out in the preseason "His 4×5 GAA — goals against while shorthanded — was the second lowest among starting goaltenders (only Pekka Rinne was higher) with at least 60 games player." We are witnessing a very special goalie play at an elite level.

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He said that Quick would “start the season” as the No. 1 goalie. Murray added yet another wrinkle today when, for the first time, he said he would not map out a strict schedule for Quick and Jonathan Bernier, as he did at the start of last season, and would lean toward playing the hot hand in goal. In other words, Quick is the No. 1 goalie on Oct. 1, but check back on Nov. 1.

If you take Quick in the early rounds, remember to draft his counterpart, Jonathan Bernier, as a handcuff. Bernier still could be the Kings long-term plan in net as he possesses a higher ceiling.

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