Probably a bad move to make him an NHL starter this soon, especially on such a bad team. Goalies tend to take longer to develop than other players, and getting shelled while he learns on the job won't help his confidence. It'd be a little irresponsible of the Pens to throw him to the wolves this soon, unless Mario is angling to make them as bad as possible for the next couple of years so they have a shot at getting Ovechkin and/or Crosby in the draft.
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