With Miikka Kiprusoff officially listed as day-to-day after last night's game against Detroit, the burden falls on former Everett Silvertip Leland Irving to be the starting goaltender for the Calgary Flames. It is unknown how much time Kiprusoff will miss at this time, but for Irving, this is his best opportunity to show the Flames management the talent that made him a first round pick in 2006. Backing up Irving will be Danny Taylor, who put together solid numbers in Abbotsford of the AHL. Yes, the goaltending prospects look grim in the immediate future with Kiprusoff likely to miss a few days, at worst, but now the Flames will have a chance to see what the youngsters can do, and for Irving, he would be wise to seize this opportunity because if he doesn't, it will not only mean the Flames whiffed again on a first round pick, but it could also open the door for either Joni Ortio or Laurent Brossoit, who was recently named WHL goaltender of the month for January.
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