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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
This idea that it could ruin Gillies forever is absolute nonsense. I don't know what it is about Flames fans but everyone assumes doom and gloom with everything. News flash: sometimes players actually succeed when given a chance.
Young goalies get into games all the time. And yes, into playoff games too. Ken Dryden had played 6 whole games for the Canadiens before being made their starter for the playoffs. He ended up winning the Conn Smythe. (not saying Gillies is Ken Dryden, just saying young goalies get thrown in all the time).
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Okay, how many goalies with fewer than 10 NHL games under their belt have been brought into an NHL playoff elimination game in the last decade? Name them.
There's a reason teams don't do that. And there's a zero per cent chance the Flames do it, because the team is run by professional hockey people.