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Originally Posted by Inferno
Preferably not when the fans and media expect him to be the savior of the season. If Markstrom or Vladar get hurt then yeah, you do what you have to do.
He won't necessarily get ruined if things go bad but you want to put your rookies into a position to succeed.
The whole thing about the Flames just needing goaltending and they'll be good seems to just be a thing with Flames fans. Whenever I see non-Flames media talk about the Flames they do call out the goaltending but they also say the team takes too many low quality shots, doesn't capitalize enough on good chances, and when they do give up a high danger chance it's really bad.
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Who do you think in Calgary, a well informed canadian hockey market, is going to expect the 21 year old to be the savior?
Have they expected Pelletier to drive the 2nd line and fix its woes /criticized him for his production to this point?
Right. So then why would they approach Wolf differently?
I think we all know that in reality fans would just be appreciative to see him get a look. And even if he let in 4 on 20 shots like markstrom, he would get a warm reception for his efforts.
And no one would see that outcome as an indictment on his ability or potential.
There are too many holes in the logic of people that take this angle, that don't seem rooted in reality.
This is a better measuring stick for Wolf than mid April nothing games. I'm sure he would prefer to see meaningful hockey as well.