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Originally Posted by thymebalm
It's a good point. The first one anyway.
I guess the guy is hitting the waiver wire in October just like Baertschi, and maybe he was ready, or almost ready last time, I think I just need someone to better explain the timing of the move, was it a roster space issue that he wasn't up earlier? Glencross in the way?
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Glencross could be part. Mostly, I think he was a victim of timing. If Ramo's injury and Ortio's solid play hadn't created a situation where we carried three goalies for a couple weeks, Shore likely would have been at the NHL level (in place of Granlund) the whole time. But once the Flames had to send him down, they probably felt it best to keep their options open, which is why waiver exempt guys got recalled instead once Ortio went back down.
But, as sureloss notes, it no longer matters. The team wants and needs to see what he can do because he can't be send back next year. Now's the time.