[kipperfan]

Yeah, I would have him back – I am biased though as he is one of the few individual players I’ve ever cheered for. Crazier things have happened, but I see basically 0-1% chance Berra comes over and makes the team out of training camp next year – especially due to the fact that they likely wouldn’t put him in a backup situation at the NHL level, so he would have to come in and win the starting job – not going to happen. Macdonald is a backup, 1b at best, no chance he carries the mail. Which leaves Ramo, who is unsigned and at this point nobody can be sure he will ever sign a deal with the Flames/come to North America.

In my perfect world we put Macdonald on waivers or trade him for a ham sandwich or something, bring back Kipper for one more year, bring Ramo over and insert him in a 1b role behind Kipper’s 1a (with the hope Ramo move into the 1a role, pushing Kipper into the 1b as the season plays out). Bring Berra over and have him start the season as the starter in Abbotsford – if he excels and an NHL goalie fails or gets hurt, he gets his cup of coffee. If he pulls an Ortio and simply can’t cut it, start giving Brossoit some work and see how he looks and potentially send Berra back to Europe. Not sure how Danny Taylor fits into that mix, or if he does at all, but I do like the guy and wouldn’t mind seeing him re-signed (two way obviously).