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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Huh? This isn't about roster flexibility. This is about ensuring your potential franchise goaltender (yes, I use that term as this kid is potentially a franchise goaltender) has the opportunity to continue to grow and also allows you to take advantage of a much cheaper back up that is likely already better than Vladar.
Opting to keep a goaltender like Vladar (who at best is a 1B tandem type goalie and at worst a low end backup that we saw last year) around at the expense of Wolf actually moving up and starting 25-30 games in the NHL this season would be a farce.
The message it sends to the Wolf himself and the rest of the prospect pool is also that it really doesn't matter how you perform in the AHL at all and contradicts everything Conroy said when he was hired about ensuring the top prospects have spaces to fight for. Hasn't Wolf already kicked the doors down?
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I don't think anyone expects Wolf to stay in the AHL all year. But him staying down there for a month while you wait for a market to one of the other goalies to develop is fine. Its not going to end Wolf's development if he spends a month in the AHL.
I already pointed out that Nashville sent Saros down to the AHL after he played 20 games in the NHL with a save percentage over 920 because he wasn't getting ice time. He survived.
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