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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Your problem is that you are very badly underrating the Flames goaltending on the basis of one abysmal season. Both Vladar and Markstrom are clearly better than they played last year.
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I'm not going to respond point by point like you did as you are being awfully condescending, but I did want to reply to this point specifically. What exactly makes you think Vladar is better than last year? Unlike Wolf, his minor career was mediocre at best. He spent nearly as long in the ECHL as he did in the AHL. While his 21-22 campaign numbers were decent, that feels more like the outlier than the norm. That team was solid all around and he was a solid half goal and 15 percentage points behind Markstroms strong numbers.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
You don't give a guy the starter's job because he looks great against AHL shooters. You give him the starter's job if he is your best goalie.
In head-to-head competition against Markstrom and Vladar in camp, Wolf didn't prove that he was the best goalie. They can't carry three goalies on the roster, so they had to send one down, and he's the only one who wouldn't have to go through waivers. End of story.
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I'm not advocating giving the starting job based on AHL shooters. I am saying the sample size of 2 lights out seasons in NHLs best developmental league is a much better measure than a couple of preseason games. Honestly, the preseason is kind of an awful way to make roster decisions. But thats for another day. Also, I am not necessarily advocating Wolf be the starter. I just think it is a waste of time burying him in the AHL against inferior competition.