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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I like him, and I think there's no denying that he's improved a lot since he was in Minnesota, but I also don't know if he's a massive upgrade over some of the names available in UFA.
Ultimately — is Darcy Kuemper going to be the franchise guy? No, he's a stopgap for two years, maybe a couple more. And I don't see a reason to give up another high pick for another stopgap, particularly when there are so many quality guys on the market this year (Khudobin, Talbot, Markstrom, etc.). Kuemper as an idea is decent but is he so much better than the guys available for free that the Flames should give up what Arizona is probably going to want for him? I'm just not sure.
But I think at this point I'm really just tired of the goalie carousel. I think the team should stick with Talbot until he proves to them that he's done (or until one of the prospects shows him up). Talbot is free and IMO is just as good as Kuemper.
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I tend to agree.
For what the rumoured cost it would be to acquire him, I don't think he is enough of an upgrade.
I just don't think there is a big enough sample size for him to assume he can be anything more than another adequate platoon guy. I'd keep our assets and go with Talbot again if the other option was Kuemper.