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Originally Posted by Buff
Sometimes a goalies numbers in the AHL or below just don't properly indicate how good a goalie is, or can be, in the NHL. Look at Patrick Roy. Attrocious numbers in the QMJHL, but he made the jump right into the NHL and he was immediately very good.
Another goalie who some may think did okay in the NHL is Martin Brodeur. Played one year in the AHL and his numbers certainly did not indicate what he would become in the NHL. Some guys with better numbers than him that year in the AHL were Corey Hirsch, Allan Bester and Jamie McLennan.
I don't think Gillies will be on the level of Roy or Brodeur, I'm just saying just because his numbers don't look good in the AHL doesn't mean that they'll get worse in the NHL.
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Well then Sir, you are completely unqualified to work for the Fan960.
You might have a chance if you brush up on double standard cherry picking opinions like Ryan Pinder, who this fall conveniently has enjoyed denigrating Flames goalies for not having elite AHL numbers buuut... he found it within his analytic genius to NOT trust Garrett Sparks excellent AHL numbers last year with the Marlies because of the strength of the team he was playing behind...
Weird how that works. Funny that I quit listening after Kerr left.