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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
No I'm saying he's not franchise altering like say Carey Price. You think in the same situation the Habs would let Price go if they have Vasilevsky? Would the Capitals let go of Holtby for Vasilevsky? He's a very good starting goaltender but he's IMO a lot closer to Elliott pedigree than Price pedigree. Personally I don't even think Vasilevskiy is even that great as this stage in his career but much like with young goaltenders teams will hope they can fulfill future potential and if they dont' view the veteran goaltender ahead of them as franchise altering they let go of them like the Blues did with Elliott and the Lightning with Bishop.
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I went too far with "franchise altering" maybe. Although franchise altering can mean different things depending on what franchise you are talking about.
No Bishop isn't Carey Price. No one is except for Price himself.
But he would have been a good bet to "alter" our franchise in a positive way by providing top 10 or even top 5 league wide goaltending for the Flames on a consistent basis just as our contention window is supposed to be opening.
Instead all we have is a big fat question mark in what's going to be a very important season. Hopefully Tre can find an answer that doesn't end our next season bitterly and embarrassingly again.