I'm not sure what happened to Irving's confidence, but he looked much more steady in relief last year than this one. He's been making the saves he should make for the most part, but the way he's made them has not inspired much confidence. Could be a result of not playing regularly coming into this season, or maybe something else is going on. Whatever it is, we've seen the guy can be a good goalie, but psychologically he's just not at his best at the moment - too scrambly and erratic.
I actually like the idea of giving Taylor a shot. The guy seems to have earned his chance down on the farm, and if he'd been a former high round prospect for the Flames would have got his look in much earlier. At this juncture, I just don't know what harm it could do.
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