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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Maybe they win a cup with Kipper.
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Especially in 2004...even if Kipper didn't play another minute for SJ, they might well have gone all the way [not having to face him in the conf. finals].
I'm not sure if Nabokov or Niemi ever choked them away a series, though?
Nabokov posted a 1.71 gaa and .935 in the 2004 playoffs (17gp) - even better than Kipper's astounding 1.85 and .928 (26 games).
Even if SJ discovered Kipper to be an upgrade on Nabokov it's hard to imagine they'd also manage to flip EN into a Vlasic calibre asset.