Reader poll: final week

Published 9:23 am Monday, March 9, 2009

In case you aren’t aware, Everett’s loss to Portland yesterday means the Tips are now locked into seventh place in the Western Conference and will play second-seeded Tri-City in the first round. Therefore, the Tips have nothing concrete left to play for, other than avoiding going into the postseason on a lengthy losing streak.

Meanwhile, the Tips are starting to get players back from injury. Daniel Bartek already returned, but he’s playing with his hand injury. Paul Van de Velde is also back in the lineup, and Tyler Maxwell closing in on a return.

But what is the best thing in the context of the playoffs? Is it better to let your injured players rest so they’re as healthy as possible for the playoffs? Or is it better to get those players into games so they can work themselves into some kind of shape before the playoffs begin? That’s the basis of this week’s reader question:

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