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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Not quite accurate. I believe it is a max of 25 games, and that Irving could sign another one giving him another 25 games (I believe in the end, he was eligible to play up to 50 games). His lack of playing time was not due to a limitation of games he could play. He simply did not play well at all, and Taylor and Brust did.
I hope Irving has it together now. Makes you wonder what will happen if Irving does very well. Kipper signed for one more year, Ramo coming in next season... Somebody is getting moved.
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You are right it is 25 games per try out contract. I searched on the Heat and Flames sites but couldn't find anything. I did just find this:
http://flamesnation.ca/2012/9/27/lel...t-on-a-try-out
What is the purpose of having him play with two capable goalies already on the team. If Irving gets injured then the Flames would get stuck with another year of Karlsson. I agree that Taylor and Brust (kind of unexpectedly) played really well to start and continue to play well. However, if Irving/the Flames really wanted him to get game experience they could have sent him to Europe or loaned him to another AHL team.