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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
If you're the Flames, how much do you give up for a backup goalie? You'd have to establish now much better Pickard vs. what you can get on a short term deal in UFA.
For better or worse, it seems they got Smith to play a lot of games. I don't see them giving up assets for a backup now.
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Not a lot, and that's kind of the point. Try to get him for bargain basement price because he had a terrible year in the hopes that he regains some of his value in a back up role behind a much better team.
Then you can decide whether to keep grooming him behind Smith or flip him for a greater return than you gave up for him if Rittich/Gillies/Parsons have strong years in the minors and are ready to back up in 2018/19.
But yeah, if I'm the Flames I don't give up much at all.
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Originally Posted by Wild GM
^I think it'll be Johnson
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I think so too.