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Originally Posted by moon
Did Karlsson get the excuse of not knowing NHL ice like Berra and to a lesser extent Ramo is getting now? Did the "Monster" get it when folks were making fun of him in TO?
Does that mean that guys like Fasth and Andersson are going to be unbelievable once they get used to NHL ice?
How amazing was Lundqvist coming over to the NA ice and posting the numbers he did as a rookie?
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Andersen had a full AHL season to adapt to the NA game before he was called up this season. Fasth was already 30 when he came over, which I would call "prime" for a goaltender. And the folks in Toronto were simply unfair to their goaltenders at that time IMO. Both Giguere and Gustavsson have been more than solid as backups in new organizations.
Karlsson was just a victim of timing, I think. When he came over, the Flames were still in win-now mode and they simply needed a quality backup for Kiprusoff ... he didn't get the chances and long looks like Berra is getting now in a rebuild situation where some growing pains can be forgiven.
Lundqvist was amazing right from the get-go, I'll give you that. But I doubt anybody here thinks that Berra has Lundqvist-potential, so no idea why you bring an elite goaltender to the discussion.