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Originally Posted by Red John
Fleury has his faults but decent goalies are difficult to find and the Flames could end up having a long search for a No. 1 after this season. Sure there's guys like Brossoit and Gillies but those guys aren't blue chippers and you can't count on their emergence. It's such a crapshoot.
If the trade cost is reasonable absolutely you try and get him. Shero is a savvy GM who won't be letting him go for a song though.
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Decent goalies aren't that difficult to find, most teams seem to have at least a capable one. Great goalies are harder to find, but Fleury isn't a great goalie. Fleury doesn't seem to be a guy that would benefit the Flames in any way, I'd rather they try to find a gem amongst their many prospects than try to resurrect Fleury's game. No way he's going to come here and be a Vezina level goalie so whats the point of giving up any assets at all for him.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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