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Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
Am I the only one living under a rock and hearing this Toskala thing for the first time?
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I have heard variations of Sutter specifically wanting Toskala, Sutter saying either or and San Jose saying Toskala but Sutter saying no Kiprusoff.
I think that there is probably a little from column a and a little from column b.
What makes most sense is that both sides wanted Toskala because at the time he had shown more.
But it makes it easier for Sutter haters to say that he wanted Toskala but was "forced" to take Kipper so then he deserves no credit for that.
I think considering what Sutter was looking for, a short term replacement for Turek and then a likely back-up, he likely would have been fine with either if it came down to take guy x or we have no deal. Whether he was higher on Kipper or Toskala we may never know (and based on the two GM's involved that seems likely) but either way we got Kipper and that is really what matters.