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Originally Posted by wingmaker
A lot of people in this thread have a lot of faith in Hiller/Ortio tandem. While Hiller was solid last year, he often looked like he was about to fall off the rails and Hartley would switch to Ramo, letting Hiller get it together again. If the same pattern holds true, using Ortio as they did Ramo next year could blow up big time. There is a lot of potential risk, at the moment, with the Flames goaltending situation.
I can't really speak to Talbot as I know nothing about him. If they do acquire him, they must think he can either be a more traditional number one with Ortio as backup, or perhaps they let all three work it out in camp. Starting goaltenders have to come from somewhere, usually as a backup, so I am not as concerned with Talbot's inexperience as others.
Not sure where Ramo fits in all of this. It certainly seems like he is not in the plans, for whatever reason.
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I don't view this as a "make or break" year. If the Flames do well, great. If they slide out of the playoffs again that's fine too. They're still a couple of years away from being a true Cup contender in my opinion, which is why I don't think they need to make a goalie move in the short term. They're better off staying patient and letting their own prospects develop.