Is Nabokov a Playoff Goaltender?

You think that NHL goaltenders can last all the way through the regular season and the postseason. You think that they can lead their team to the cup, win them the championship, and then lead them on the road again. That is not how it is working out for San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. I have seem him play and perform both good and bad. However, the good seems to be during the regular season, the bad during the playoffs. Some people have also seen his goaltending and think that the real problem is scoring. As a matter of fact, the other goaltenders have been able to step up to the big boys in the playoffs. So this poses a question about the troubled netminder: Is he a goaltender that works in the playoffs? My answer to this question is no. He may be good in the regular season, but he's under too much pressure, both from head coach Todd McLellan and general manager Doug Wilson, to get the Sharks to a Stanley Cup. I believe he is afraid to piss off Doug Wilson yet again after the debacle last year when they were eliminated in the first round by the Ducks. I believe this team needs to find an identity in goal, and Evgeni Nabokov would not be their guy. I could recommend their backup Thomas Greiss, but we know Doug Wilson will not pull his elite goaltender for a backup who hasn't seen playoff hockey. Right now, they need to find something that will work, and it equals goaltending. Will Evgeni Nabokov be pulled the rest of the postseason for Thomas Greiss? Or will he stay in net? We'll have to wait and see what the Sharks will do and how they address these needs for tomorrow's game against the Avalanche.