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Imagine an alternate universe in which, over the past few weeks, McClure has been maintaining her primary role like last year, while Kendall Kipp has gotten a little playing time here and there but hasn't really been tested against top flight competition in crucial situations.

Then tonight happens, Plummer is out, and Kipp is thrown into the fire as a "go to" player.  Maybe everything goes as well as it did.  But, more likely not.

Perhaps Hambly knew what he was doing with his earlier McClure/Kipp lineups after all...

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Imagine an alternate universe in which, over the past few weeks, McClure has been maintaining her primary role like last year, while Kendall Kipp has gotten a little playing time here and there but hasn't really been tested against top flight competition in crucial situations.

Then tonight happens, Plummer is out, and Kipp is thrown into the fire as a "go to" player.  Maybe everything goes as well as it did.  But, more likely not.

Perhaps Hambly knew what he was doing with his earlier McClure/Kipp lineups after all...