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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
If Gillies is deemed even slightly better at this point, which by all accounts is the case, you best go with him. Keeping him here would be another poor message to send the team much like the Jankowski demotion last season if he has not outplayed his competitor.
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I totally agree - the BEST players stay here in Calgary with all others being sent down. Now - if we need a player to clear waivers first and we don't have certainty that he will, that would be my only exception to this rule. As long as you give the backup goalie enough starts (20+), it doesn't matter if they stay up or go down, their development should progress at the same pace, remember, they're facing better shots up here (quality over quantity = same same)