Stockton was really bad defensively last year. Gillies started out as a tire fire the first ten games, and then was actually pretty good up until the stoppage. Zags was still acclimatizing.
I would guess that the hopes were that Gilles would be back-up material by this point, and Parsons would join the AHL club next season. You never really know about a goalie until they are in their mid-20s. That's where Gilles is now, but Parsons is only 22.
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