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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Why is everyone so quick to say Taylor sucks? Or that he is not an NHL calibre goalie? He has not only been a consistently good goalie in the AHL, but he has been consistently BETTER than Irving.
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Mainly because every team in the NHL, including the Flames have determined that this guy wasn't good enough. Even now the Flames only signed him because of injury needs. If they thought he had NHL potential they could have easily signed him prior to the season when they only had two goalies under contract.
Sure he could turn out to be a miracle guy but that is very unlikely. He is a 26 year old guy with a long track record and that record shows that he is very unlikely to be anything more than an AHL goalie.
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What I find the most laughable in this thread is how the same posters that wish the Flames 'tank' and do an aggressive rebuild are also some of the same ones crapping all over the Flames for seeing what they have in Taylor (and assuming Taylor is going to suck). Aren't you guys being a bit hypocritical with what you want? You want a top 5 pick? Well, having a crappy goalie gets you there faster. Pick a side already, and stick to it instead of flip-flopping.
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Because the team is not willing to go this route so hoping for losses actually could end up in the worse scenario where the team loses but also doesn't take advantage of moving assets at the deadline.
If the team were willing to go with the rebuild then I would be all for it but I am not that keen on watching the team lose while Feaster holds on to his fantasy of making it to 8th spot and going on a run.
I also don't want the Flames to "tank" I want them to have younger assets that are improving and building for the future so playing 26 year old Taylor that is what he is would be worse in my view than playing the younger, better Irving that has a much better chance of turning into something for us in the future.