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I know everyone wants to see Wolf recalled but if Markstrom is injured for an extended period of time I'm just afraid of throwing a 22 year old rookie goalie into the deep end of the pool with Vladar as his only swimming buddy. Something like that can completely ruin his confidence and with goaltending confidence in yourself is everything.
There's always Dusty NickelI know everyone wants to see Wolf recalled but if Markstrom is injured for an extended period of time I'm just afraid of throwing a 22 year old rookie goalie into the deep end of the pool with Vladar as his only swimming buddy. Something like that can completely ruin his confidence and with goaltending confidence in yourself is everything.
My beautiful prince should have been up with the big club all this time so he could watch Markstrom's stretching routine at least.Wolf doesn't seem like the type to get ruined by something like that. I'm sure he'll be fine if that happens.
My beautiful prince should have been up with the big club all this time so he could watch Markstrom's stretching routine at least.
I'm just afraid of throwing a 22 year old rookie goalie into the deep end of the pool with Vladar as his only swimming buddy.
Agreed. No spaghettification of people's words here at all either.Markstrom should take this time off to really reflect, and come to the conclusion on his own that he doesn't want to block Wolf's ascendance any longer. Take a step away to spend time with family, and perhaps contract terminate, or ask for a trade. My sweet, precious boy will be the number 1.
Not sure what spaghettiification means. These are my words. Ever since I found the babe, skin white as snow, hair, danger orange, in the woods, and had him raised in a goalie academy, I've waited for this day.Agreed. No spaghettification of people's words here at all either.
Anyways, this is a good opportunity to give him some damn needed NHL playing time.
Didn’t know Plato had goalies in his academy.Not sure what spaghettiification means. These are my words. Ever since I found the babe, skin white as snow, hair, danger orange, in the woods, and had him raised in a goalie academy, I've waited for this day.
I mean, if he can get over the grave insult of not starting tonight. I hope he doesn't ask for a trade.Well this stretch should be the deciding factor for if Wolf deserves time in the NHL this season. Vladar has been bad this year save for one game, if Wolf can’t steal atleast a split time role while outplaying Vladar, it’s laid out for everyone. Good news is he shouldn’t have to wait long to get his first game. Calgary has 3 games in 6 nights then a back to back. Guarantees him a start in the next 5 while most likely getting 2 starts.
Vladar really shouldn’t be a hard guy to significantly out play, but Wolf is extremely young by NHL goalie standards.
You don’t understand what it is to be a professional athlete. These guys dedicate their whole lives to being NHL players.I mean, if he can get over the grave insult of not starting tonight. I hope he doesn't ask for a trade.
Terrible logic. It's like all the folks who were saying that if Zary couldn't make the team or beat out Hunt/Schwindt in training camp, he's a bust.Well this stretch should be the deciding factor for if Wolf deserves time in the NHL this season. Vladar has been bad this year save for one game, if Wolf can’t steal atleast a split time role while outplaying Vladar, it’s laid out for everyone. Good news is he shouldn’t have to wait long to get his first game. Calgary has 3 games in 6 nights then a back to back. Guarantees him a start in the next 5 while most likely getting 2 starts.
Vladar really shouldn’t be a hard guy to significantly out play, but Wolf is extremely young by NHL goalie standards.
“You don’t understand what it’s like to be a professional athlete” -man, who is also not an NHLer. This right here is a peak Internet forum post.You don’t understand what it is to be a professional athlete. These guys dedicate their whole lives to being NHL players.
Markstrom and Vladar were horrendous last year and Wolf never got a shot despite being the best goalie not in the NHL in back to back seasons.
We can hope they are all perfect humans who are okay with being shelved despite being ready. The reality is often not that case. He’s deserved a shot that has never came. That kind of thing pisses people off.
Who said bust? Terrible logic I know, saying if a guy isn’t better than our backup who is struggling, then he probably shouldn’t have played this year more than he has. It’s not like that means he’d by logic also struggle, and in a position that’s 80% mental that wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.Terrible logic. It's like all the folks who were saying that if Zary couldn't make the team or beat out Hunt/Schwindt in training camp, he's a bust.
If the Flames are approaching Wolf's development with that point of view, it would go a long, long, loooooooooooooong way in explaining why they've haven't been able to develop a single viable NHL starter in the last 30 or whatever years.
I also hope he didn't see any of the blood on the ice after Markstrom got injured. That kind of thing could rattle him ahead of his ascension, and I don't want anything distracting him.You don’t understand what it is to be a professional athlete. These guys dedicate their whole lives to being NHL players.
Markstrom and Vladar were horrendous last year and Wolf never got a shot despite being the best goalie not in the NHL in back to back seasons.
We can hope they are all perfect humans who are okay with being shelved despite being ready. The reality is often not that case. He’s deserved a shot that has never came. That kind of thing pisses people off.