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Montana said:
I think that's why msun's scenario made the most sense......he wanted to talk to Kipper to ensure he wouldn't be playing next year, and then pick him up to be a experienced backup in the case Reimer/Scrivens struggled/got hurt.

While being a guy that has a track record of being beastly for long stretches, if the occasion arose that they had to ride him...
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Maybe. It's all speculation. I still don't see much sense in putting him in the pressbox.
 
BeLeafer said:
Maybe. It's all speculation.
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Definitely.


...and I don't even think we can trust 100% what Nonis says about what his plans were or weren't. It only makes sense to claim such a pickup was to make him the #3, after you didn't acquire him. Truth may very well have been it was to make him the #2, or as zeke/Player feared, even the #1 (althiough I think that's the least logical scenario)
 
BeLeafer said:
Maybe. It's all speculation.
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Definitely.


...and I don't even think we can trust 100% what Nonis says about what his plans were or weren't. It only makes sense to claim such a pickup was to make him the #3, after you didn't acquire him. Truth may very well have been it was to make him the #2, or as zeke/Player feared, even the #1 (althiough I think that's the least logical scenario)
 
BeLeafer said:
I didn't check all of these, but the bullshit detector went off with the first one. Joseph broke his hand, he was on the IR.

It makes so much more sense to acquire Kiprusoff and put him in the pressbox than to have him work on his game with the Marlies.
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bullshit detector?

you said teams don't carry 3 goalies.

well, there's an example. they brought barrasso in as insurance. it meant they'd end up with 3 goalies.
 
BeLeafer said:
And, let's be honest here, Player. You weren't concerned about where this "third" goalie might play but that he'd bump Reimer or Scrivens.
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I'll give you half-kudos Beleafer :)

You said Nonis was looking to add Kipper as 3rd goalie ... you're right on that, and I was skeptical of that idea, at best. (and I still think that's crazy)

You said Nonis was gonna send Kipper to the AHL ... that is not true. If he did acquire Kipper, he'd be in the pressbox every night, not in the AHL. It'd be such a disgrace to send Kipper to the Marlies.
 
It was idiotic all around. He wasted so much time on the goalie situation, which was unnecessary given what our guys were doing and what the other options are.

And it seems no improvement for the rest of the team as a result.
 
mbow30 said:
bullshit detector?

you said teams don't carry 3 goalies.

well, there's an example. they brought barrasso in as insurance. it meant they'd end up with 3 goalies.
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I said I'd never seen it.

But Joseph was on the IR. Barrasso was brought in as an injury replacement, not insurance to sit in the pressbox.
 
number17 said:
I'll give you half-kudos Beleafer :)

You said Nonis was looking to add Kipper as 3rd goalie ... you're right on that, and I was skeptical of that idea, at best. (and I still think that's crazy)

You said Nonis was gonna send Kipper to the AHL ... that is not true. If he did acquire Kipper, he'd be in the pressbox every night, not in the AHL. It'd be such a disgrace to send Kipper to the Marlies.
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Thanks, 17.

Admittedly, there is speculation as to where this third goalie goes. But it seems very logical to assume that the third goalie (esp. given the extra year) would end up on the Marlies. Add to this that Nonis basically said exactly that in his interview with Mirtle and, well, I'm being kind to say I was speculating. :smilewinkgrin:
 
Our GM should've realized the true needs of the team based on its performance this year. Goaltending wasn't a need.

Even if he wanted to address it, there were other guys to look at who didn't come with the shit performance and baggage of Kipper. He could've made a deal for some true 3rd stringer in 5 minutes and then turned his attention to getting us a center.

It's just stupid that this was their apparent focus the last few days.
 
BeLeafer said:
I said I'd never seen it.

But Joseph was on the IR. Barrasso was brought in as an injury replacement, not insurance to sit in the pressbox.
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he was brought in to back up schwab and inevitably would have landed in the press box.
 
I love Reimer, and I firmly believe in him as a #1 in this league, I really do.

But if we can get Luongo for a fair price (considering his contract, that would be a B-grade prospect + a pick), we gotta do it.

Reimer + Luongo fighting for the net is OK with me.
 
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