[Johnny Rotten]

Originally Posted by flamesaresmokin

Well I can't see it hurting him to start only 15-20 games this season. He hasn't been playing anywhere near what we'd consider a full workload while over in europe the last few years as well.

If he spends a lot of time on technique and practicing this season it will pay off in a year or two.

Fifteen to twenty games for Ortio would probably be significant considering, as you alluded to, he wouldn't be used to playing say 50 games having played in Europe.

It is good that the Flames hired Jordan Sigalet as a goalie coach this year. I think someone suggested earlier that having a goalie coach in Abbotsford may be a reason why he hasn't been sent down to Salt Lake. That instruction is probably doing him well.