Tristan Jarry posted a .893 save percentage in a 6-3 win over Toronto on Saturday night. His Oilers debut went well — 25 saves on 28 shots, the team scored six goals, and Edmonton extended their point streak to five games. Now comes the question: Does he start again in Montreal?

The Oilers are on the second night of a back-to-back. They have Calvin Pickard, who hasn’t gone anywhere. In normal circumstances, you’d probably give your backup the Sunday game and let your new acquisition rest. But these aren’t normal circumstances.

Montreal just beat Jarry less than a week ago. On December 11, the Canadiens came into Pittsburgh and handed him a 4-2 loss where he allowed four goals on 29 shots. The Penguins struggled from the opening faceoff. The Canadiens controlled the first period, took a 3-0 lead in the second, and never let the Penguins find their game.

Jarry wasn’t solely to blame for that loss, but he wasn’t great either. The Penguins generated plenty of chances but couldn’t capitalize, and Montreal rookie Jacob Fowler was solid in his NHL debut. Still, four goals on 29 shots is a .862 save percentage. Not what you want from your goalie in any game, let alone one where your team is struggling.

Now Jarry gets another shot at the same team. Different building. Same Canadiens roster. Different group in front of him. It would answer a specific question: was he the problem in Pittsburgh or was the team around him the issue?

If Kris Knoblauch starts him tonight, it tells us something. It says the Oilers believe Jarry is their guy and they want him getting comfortable immediately. It says they’re willing to test him in a difficult spot—back-to-back games, against a team that just beat him badly days ago—to see how he responds. It’s a statement.

If Knoblauch goes with Pickard, that’s not necessarily a negative. Back-to-backs are tough. Jarry just played his first game as an Oiler less than 24 hours ago. Giving him rest makes sense, especially with more games coming up this week.

But there’s something compelling about throwing him right back in against Montreal. Jarry knows what went wrong last time. He knows where the Canadiens hurt him. He has fresh memories of what didn’t work. Getting a chance to immediately correct those mistakes—with better players in front of him—would tell us a lot about how he handles adversity.

The Oilers didn’t trade Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a second-round pick for a backup plan. They traded for a starting goalie they believe can help them win a Stanley Cup. If that’s the case, Montreal on a back-to-back shouldn’t be an obstacle.

Calvin Pickard is there if needed. But if Jarry starts tonight, we’ll find out pretty quickly whether the goalie who went 9-3-1 with Pittsburgh this season shows up, or if the ghosts of last week’s loss in Montreal are still around.