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tvp2003 · 02-11-2013, 11:26 AM

I'm confused.

1. Kipper looking like he'll be back on Wednesday. Assuming we don't trade him, why bring in McDonald if Irving is a decent backup.

2. If the Flames have no confidence in Irving, why re-sign him? It's not like his play has totally fallen apart since then; his past two starts, if anything, show that he can at least be a servicable backup.

3. If Irving only got two games to show himself, Danny Taylor won't get a sniff at the NHL. Signing McDonald confirms it. So why did we burn a contract by signing him in the first place? Wasn't McDonald available last week? Couldn't we bring in Broissoit on an emergency contract to hold the door open against the Blue Jackets?

4. If the Flames have that little faith in Irving, how bad must have Karlsson been in training camp?

Unless Irving tweaked a groin in Vancouver making all of those acrobatic saves (or Taylor stubbed his toe sitting on the bench), this makes little sense to me at all...

EDIT: Okay, so McDonald was just put on waivers yesterday. I guess my point still stands about the Flames having no faith in Irving (and Taylor); unless they think that McDonald is such a better upgrade than Irving in the #2 spot...

02-11-2013, 11:26 AM	#151
tvp2003 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I'm confused. 1. Kipper looking like he'll be back on Wednesday. Assuming we don't trade him, why bring in McDonald if Irving is a decent backup. 2. If the Flames have no confidence in Irving, why re-sign him? It's not like his play has totally fallen apart since then; his past two starts, if anything, show that he can at least be a servicable backup. 3. If Irving only got two games to show himself, Danny Taylor won't get a sniff at the NHL. Signing McDonald confirms it. So why did we burn a contract by signing him in the first place? Wasn't McDonald available last week? Couldn't we bring in Broissoit on an emergency contract to hold the door open against the Blue Jackets? 4. If the Flames have that little faith in Irving, how bad must have Karlsson been in training camp? Unless Irving tweaked a groin in Vancouver making all of those acrobatic saves (or Taylor stubbed his toe sitting on the bench), this makes little sense to me at all... EDIT: Okay, so McDonald was just put on waivers yesterday. I guess my point still stands about the Flames having no faith in Irving (and Taylor); unless they think that McDonald is such a better upgrade than Irving in the #2 spot... Last edited by tvp2003; 02-11-2013 at 11:31 AM.