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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
Irving has not played well and has gotten more than enough opportunity in the past few years.
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I disagree.
How many opportunities has Irving really gotten? Last couple seasons we had Karlsson who, outside of being a great team guy, was terrible, but he was playing games that Irving probably should have been playing.
Irving has 535 NHL minutes to his credit. Effectively 9 games. And you consider that 'more than enough opportunity?'
And hes had to play those games behind a team that has developed a notorious reputation of failing to support their backup goaltender. This team mails in their performances when the backup has to play and it doesnt matter who that backup may be.
Honestly, I think this is a crucial opportunity for Irving and I truly hope that Management is not going to royally screw it up by playing MacDonald ahead of him.
This is the first time that Kipper has been hurt and out of action for any significant period of time. We've all known it was going to happen eventually, but now its here and Management's hand is forced.
I'm hoping that MacDonald is here to back Irving up so they can send Taylor back to the farm. This team has a history of plugging gaps with aging retreads and I hope thats not the case here because it will solve nothing.
A Calgary Flames team with Joey MacDonald as their starting goaltender is not making the playoffs, and MacDonald is not the future solution. Let Irving ride this out, give MacDonald a game when Irving needs a break.
If we lose games then we lose games. We're losing games with Kipper in net, so whats the difference? Maybe it will be the start of a change in attitude or approach for this team.