Re: Thoughts on Scott Darling
The biggest thing with goalies is opportunity. If he gets a chance to be a starter anywhere but Colorado, then he may be okay. If he ends up in Dallas and Hitchcock can actually get the team to play defence, then they're a playoff team and Darling is a top 15 goalie. If he ends up in Calgary timesharing with Elliott, or the same in Carolina (Ward) or Philly (Neuvirth) then his value is close to the same as it is now.
Bottom line is it's tough to say at this point, but if he moves on to a good situation, he can be as good as you think he can be.
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