This is an example of why I think you need to identify the right goaltender to go forward with as quickly as possible. For years the Oilers held out hope that Dubynk would be a solution in net when his potential was that of an average #1 goalie. In the meantime, the Oilers passed up on countless of opportunities to upgrade because they figured there wasn't a need to pay the price required to acquire a true #1 goaltender because they had Dubynk. Backup goalies that are deemed to no longer have #1 potential has little to negative value. The whole wait and see what we have approach when it comes to goalies with limited potential to be one of the better starting goalies in this league is simply a bad idea.
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