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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The Irving detractors may love this long winded post (that becomes downright ridiculous at the end) but the fact is that Taylor is a known quantity at this stage of his career. I certainly never said he sucks and don't know who did but it's a big stretch to think that he's going to do an about face at this stage of his career. A Tim Thomas story comes around once every decade or two but it's a lot of hope and blind faith to think Taylor will follow that route.
Personally I'm just taking it game by game as IMO both Taylor and MacDonald are what they are and if we can get a good game out of either of them it's a bonus but to expect anything long term is foolish.
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I don't think that anyone is thinking Taylor will follow that route, more hoping he will. I think Kipper is a more apt comparrison to Thomas, as Tim didn't show up in the NHL full time until he was over 30.
I think the main point here is that the Flames do have goaltender prospects all over the place right now playing well at their respective levels and should be given the shot to see what they can do on the big stage. I guess you can call this a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks, but Irving has his 5 games, and looked shakey. Based on Meritocracy Taylor has played well enough to get 5 and see what he can do. McDonald is as solid a backup as noodles was and is here to provide some experience. Worse that happens is Taylor plays bad and gets sent back down but until you give him the chance you will never know if his great play in the AHL can translate.
In a short season that is already looking like a top 5 draft pick we might as well use this time to evaluate, not in a season where the playoffs are in sight.