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Originally Posted by Kovaz
Saros is the template to follow here.
Dominate the AHL in year 1
Start year 2 in the AHL, steal the backup role as an injury callup
2 years as a backup
2 years in a 1A/1B
Vezina calibre starter in his 7th pro year
Markstrom still has 4 more years under contract, Vladar still has 1. The schedule lines up perfectly for Wolf to have another strong AHL year, start 2023 as the backup and spend 3 years transitioning from backup to 1B to 1A to starter.
The best thing you can do for a young goalie, IMO, is put them in a situation where there's another starting-calibre goalie to take some of the pressure off. Having the fate of the team depend on a young goalie that's never been a full-time starter is a very high-risk approach.
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Exactly this (assuming things continue to progress).
Great article Scorp