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Originally Posted by moon
Steve Begin didn't have a deal and was coming in mid-season but the Flames had no issue giving him a deal and putting a guy like Horak back on the farm. It also wasn't like this is the first time the Flames had ever seen Taylor either as he was with Abbotsford last season and has plenty of time playing pro hockey. If the Flames thought he was the best choice for back-up they would have signed him and had him at camp fighting out for a spot. With their win at all costs mentality there is no way there are leaving a guy off the team because of some BS contract issues (which weren't even an issue.)
Who is saying Taylor doesn't deserve a spot due to his history?
I said he wasn't on the team as a back-up ahead of Irving because the Flames thought that Irving was a better player who gave them a better chance to win games as the back-up not because of some BS contract issues.
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Because Steve Begin wasn't already tied up with starting goaltending duties for the organization's farm team. And because you're dealing with an extra contract for a mere couple of starts, potentially none at all, coming in. Which the team could get by with the better contestant of Karl/Irving just fine. Keep in mind they were willing to give it to the Calgary Tower, if he had looked better than Irving in training camp. So perhaps Irvings value to the team coming in wasn't exactly sky high. Just saying...