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Originally Posted by mikephoen
People keep saying stuff like this. What are you basing this on? He was great in junior, but he’s been terrible since turning pro. He hasn’t even been able to hold an AHL back up position yet.
The new Russian goalie has a better chance of being the first callup at this point.
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I certainly respect that opinion for sure.
Goalies are so tough to chart, we just don't have any idea.
I land on the side of the pedigree. Nobody straight lines to stardom, there are always bumps in the road. Given his mental battle and coming out with it at a young age he looks to have tackled it at a very young age. This year at camp he said he hasn't felt better since turning pro.
But really ... Memorial Cup, World Junior Gold playing huge roles. A follow up season where he single handedly won a OHL playoff series suggests lots of potential is there.
And to me that's the point.