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Originally Posted by dobbles
Why even bother keeping him under contract if you aren't going to play him??? I'm not even being hyperbolic here. Dude has over 6000 minutes in the AHL where he has shown he is the best at that level. So if you send him back down, why? What is the point? What will he learn? That no matter how much he succeeds that he is not good enough to crack the tandem that had the 8th worst save percentage in the league????
You leave people in the AHL to grow and develop. To get used to playing in a mens league. To get used to the travel. To get used to the longer seasons. Wolf has learned all that and destroyed everyone while doing it.
Let's be honest here; there isn't a whole lot to be excited about for you guys these last 12 months. But you could have a franchise goalie in your midst and are too afraid to give him a try. Is he a sure shot? Of course not. But lets go ahead and hold him back because we are worried about asset management of Dan frickin Vladar??????? I really feel like I am in ####oo land listening to you guys.
And great on Wolf if he has been involved in his development. And even more on him that he would be willing to keep developing. That doesn't make it a good idea. I've said his before but think about this in any context but sports. If I was a salesperson and was breaking records every year for my districts, would you keep me from the fortune 500 clients because the 2 sales people that cover those have been mediocre at best? If you keep telling me as a salesman that I need more time to improve, I'm hitting indeed to find a new gig. The only difference here is Wolf is stuck.
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Relax. Nobody said 'don't play him'. What we are saying is that the Flames can play him but also keep him on a full workload, using AHL games. He is not going to be the starter for the Flames, playing 60 games this year. THat is not going to happen, and is not at all a realistic expectation, nor a good strategy. As the backup, he might get 20-25, but that isn't enough action for a kid his age. So getting AHL games in will keep his workload up.
As for Vladar, the organization is a little bigger than one young prospect - you have to manage the entire roster. And it is possible to manage Vladar and Wolf at the same time.
Also, developing young athletes is nothing like being a sales rep who deserves bigger clients. If that's your argument, you might want to gear down a little.
Show some patience.