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Also...you are going to let Crawford start and then if he has a great year have to go thru all of this again because he is a RFA? What in the fuck is going on around here.
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LOL niemi is lost
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Did Bill Wirtz come back from the dead?! This would only be a plan the "penny-pincher" himself would think of!
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We do have a wirtz still in charge 
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This is 100% correct. Crawford has struggled to make the NHL roster for years now, Turco is a proven NHL veteran who is, in my opinion, better than Niemi. Turco has done it for over a decade while Niemi has done it for half a season. Other than Turco's age this is an upgrade at goalie and there are 10000 goalies that have been hot for a season then fall off the face of the earth. There is no guarantee that Niemi will have the same type of year but Marty Turco in front of our defense is a sure thing for success.
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Hey i agree buddy I am not that worried about this situation but Crawford had only struggled because of a small "flaw" in the contract.
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I thought that last year was a true competition (not $ influencing the decision) between him and Niemi as there was room for either/or...and Crawford lost out to Niemi.
Honestly, I haven't really liked what I've seen out of Crawford at the NHL level. I hope I am proved wrong, if need be.
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Time for Crawf to get his chance....as a backup.
He's done enough in the fucking minors!
He's done enough in the fucking minors!
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From all the sources I have, it was stated that Niemi and Crawford were equal coming out of camp and that because Crawf wasn't going to be exposed to waivers and Niemi would be, that influenced the overall decision more than one outplaying the other.
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That part I wasn't sure about (too lazy to check) and would certainly make sense.
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I would be comfortable with a Turco/Crawford tandem
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I'd have no problem with a Turco / Crawford combo of youth and experience. With our "D" it's a good fit.
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Agree.
With Turco's cap hit of 1.3, we will spend 2.1 mil on goalies next year. 650k less than Niemi alone was awarded
With Turco's cap hit of 1.3, we will spend 2.1 mil on goalies next year. 650k less than Niemi alone was awarded
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According to Chris Kuc, 5 teams have already called Niemi's agent.
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good. hopefully one of those teams have a shitty defense. Then they will see exactly what Niemi is
