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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I am so sick of this same drivel over and over again from so many people that just can't seem to grasp what was going on in Abbotsford.
I will try this again.
He didn't "beat out" Brust and Taylor because he wasn't competing with them! He was not sent there to be a starter! It's a case of simple logic.
Ask yourself a question. If the season started on time how many games would have you likely seen a healthy Kiprisoff not start by mid-January? I would bet that answer would be in the 5-8 range, you know the same number of games Irving played in Abbotsford.
It is not easy for a goaltender who has always been a starter at every level to adapt to sitting and watching 85-90% of the games, the Flames used the lockout to get Irving accustomed to that role.
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What an absurd comment, why is Horak playing so much down there. By this logic Ward should be playing him 8-10 minute a night so he gets used to having to come on the ice cold and contribute. Same goes for Street and Byron.