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Who's kidding who? The Flames have zero chance to win that game last night if Miikka Kiprusoff doesn't stand on his head and out-duel one of the top goalies in the league in Jonathan Quick. Sure, people in other markets will tell you that Miikka is washed up, that his numbers have been on the decline since '04 and that for all intents and purposes he's essentially over-rated... They obviously d...
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