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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
So my question to Polak and others who believe similarly, why exactly do the Flames need to move on from Kiprusoff? What's the downside in having him continue to be your starter at this point if he so desires?
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Possibly only draft position, what's the possible point difference between Kipper taking the majority of starts and one of the others? What the the point swing between 6th and 1st?
The flip side is what benefit is there for Kipper to mentor a young goalie? Is it worth more than the possible shift in draft position?
Would Kipper be happy with 40 games if that's what they wanted to do?
The other possible upside is if one of the other goalies does step up, then you have the luxury of having a tradeable asset if/when Gillies does step in.