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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
It is clear the Flames don't like what they have in net for next season. And I can't say I blame them. They Flames got in the playoffs in spite of mediocre to below average goaltending. If they don't think Ortio is ready - they probably see this as a chance to shore up the position until Gillies is ready in 3 years.
We will see what the price is, but goaltending isn't exactly a strong point for the organization so I kinda get it.
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This gets thrown around a lot but the fact of the matter is that Hiller stats-wise over 52 games was in a dead heat with guys like Luongo, Andersen and better than guys like Lack, Ward, Miller, Anderson, Bobrovsky, etc. Fans have to come to grips that guys like Price, Lundquist, Rinne are the exception not the norm for goaltending level of play. Flames goaltending at worst was pretty average but wasn't nearly as bad as some make it out to be at times.