Woodson, who has never definitively said Stoudemire will be a reserve all season, clearly likes him coming off of the bench even if it is to clean up the mess the starters have made.
They are now trying to assess their legal strategies, with the Natural Resources Defense Council saying that clean air advocates might ask for a re-hearing before the full bench comprising the D.
Almunia has been in impressive form having kept 11 clean sheets in 22 games this season, relegating Germany international Jens Lehmann to the substitutes' bench.