My guess is that the only for sure NHL guy is Macdonald, and he is only for sure in a 1A\1B role.
I think it will be between Ramo and Berra for the other NHL spot. The only caveat to that is if Ramo is willing to come over to be relegated to the AHL. I just don't think a spot with the flames should be gift wrapped to Ramo, especially with the promise that Berra has shown.
Ortio? I have no idea. He seems destined for the AHL but if some of the younger hotshots outplay him, I don't think it is a stretch that he would end up somewhere else.
On a side note, I think it is a forgone conclusions that Irving is done with the flames. I think that really is too bad. I think he has the skillset and the attitude\demeanor to succeed in the NHL. It would not surprise me in the lease to see him resurface a few years down the road as a full time NHLer for another club.
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