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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I think Crawford is indeed a product of his team. I'm hoping the Oil overpay to get him and then he'll get exposed for an average-at-best tender.
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I believe the truth is somewhere in the middle as always. If Crawford is a product of his team wouldn't that mean the Wild were a product of Dubnyk because before he got there he was a mess. No they weren't because they were playing well defensively and simply didn't have a goaltender that could make the stops that you expect of a quality starting goaltender. The Wild simply needed a guy that could stop the puck. I think if you give the Hawks a below average starting goaltender that they like the Wild also start to go south. I don't think that Crawford is a top 5 goaltender but he's definitely top 15 which is all a really good team needs. He's also considerably better than any goaltender on the Oilers roster.