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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
he crossed my mind but with him defecting from college I'm not so sure. They play politics pretty badly in the national development program.
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yeah that could be a factor. Still find it baffling that Stolarz left college to get more playing time, yet he joined a team that already had a very solid tandem. Seems to do well in the OHL, though.
I have no doubt that Gillies will be the starter though. There weren't any good US goalies drafted in 2012 outside of Gillies and Stolarz, and the 2013 crop doesn't look overly fantastic either. USHL goalie Eamon McAdam is ranked #7 among NA goalies in the CSS rankings. Winterhawks goalie Brendan Burke is #13, but that's about it. (for context purposes: Stolarz and Gillies were #4 and #6 in the final CSS rankings).