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Originally Posted by sureLoss
When the Flames acquired Shore, he had to play 2 NHL games before he would become waiver eligible. It looked like the Flames were going to use those 2 games up until Ortio forced a 3 goalie rotation.
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This dawned on me watching Shore sit again last night. He really didn't look too bad in that first game, but when Ortio was recalled they had to reconsider who would need to be sent down should someone get healthy, and Ortio needed to be here for as long as Ramo was out, so he wasn't going anywhere. Now that Ramo is healthy, they have to carry 3 goalies until either Ortio cools off and looks incapable of handling NHL duties (doubtful), or a trade can be orchestrated to move one of Ramo or Hiller. My money is on Ramo, only because he is an UFA and there probably won't be much value for Hiller with his inconsistencies.
A little surprised they wouldn't send Granlund down since he's had struggles, but they clearly feel he's getting more out of being on the NHL team right now, and Shore still needs to work on some things (conditioning, systems) before being on the the NHL squad full time.