12-02-2022, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Spector articles in July ...
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In goal, Campbell and drafted backup Stuart Skinner are a tandem with something to prove, but with the looks of a pair that could succeed.
Campbell was good in Toronto, behind a team that never figured out how to play a game that wins when it counts. He could be better here behind a more responsible defensive team, one that has edged each season towards a team that can beat you 2-1 as adeptly as it can win 7-5 — whichever way an opponent wants the game to be played.
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Here’s a late-developing goalie who came through the ringer that is being a No. 1 netminder in Toronto. He is mature, experienced, and ready to handle the pressures that are inherent with this role on a team that is ready to win.
“It’s giving me chills just thinking about it,” said this self-professed 'cat Dad.' “Being in the lineup with these guys and seeing just how hard they work and how close they were last year, my focus is definitely at an all-time high. I just can't wait to get to Edmonton and work to win the Stanley Cup.”
He’ll need to take another step in his career to win rounds in Edmonton, something he’s never done before. But with just 142 games played at age 30, he’s a late bloomer. He can still improve behind the right team — that is the hope for Campbell here in Edmonton.
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With a five-year, $25 million deal to man the nets in Edmonton, Campbell is finally where he was supposed to be all along: starting in goal for a Stanley Cup contender. Exactly what the Dallas Stars had in mind when they drafted him 11th overall in 2010.
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