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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Not happy about Vladar in over Wolf.
I like Vladar and what he's provided us over the years, but Wolf is the future. He needs to be playing. Should be no less than a 50/32 split. 60/22 would be even more ideal.
I'm getting very tired of not being allowed to find out what he's made of because people are too afraid to make a decision and stand by it. I haven't seen anything from Wolf's career that makes me think he needs the constant threat of replacement in order to be good. In fact, I get the sense it's the opposite with him... he thrives more by actually being the guy, not by fighting to convince people that he could be the guy.
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Wolf is the guy 100% make no mistake and we are definitely finding out what he is this season. I think the 50/50 split is a clear indication of the staff trying to ease both goalies into the lineup and get them feeling good about their games. Wolf is slowly separating himself from Vladar, but you have to look at a body of work of more than 5-6 starts this year before you start to deviate.
Barring injury, I fully expect the Flames will start Wolf ~50 games. Anything beyond that is not realistic and actually is quite pointless. He needs to be fresh and practicing well just as much as playing regularly to develop properly at this level.