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Originally Posted by sa226
I'm in agreement with the thought that Goaltending last year was average. Yes Hiller stole some games, yes Ramo was great in some as well.
Trying to remember trends from a full 82 schedule is somewhat difficult, but how many of those exciting comebacks and storybook endings were a result of poor goaltending? Hiller had a tendency to give up a bad goal at a bad time. Obviously team play is a huge factor, but in many cases the goaltending didn't necessarily help. Where would the Flames have been in the standings with a bit better goaltending?
I see the pursuit of a goalie as 70% for now and 30% for the future. This is still a rebuild, and that should be the focus. Management has also said that the goal is still to make the payoffs. They want to be competitive. But also if you believe that Ortio can be your #1 guy, you can't just throw him to the wolves. He is close, but he's not ready yet. You have to protect Ortio as well.
I understand the interest, but if Treliving packages 2 second rounders in a draft like this for a maybe kind of good goalie....somebody gonna geta hurt real bad.
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no kidding, the goal tending wasn't that great...for every stolen game there was a terrible start that put the team behind the eight ball
Fans seem so quick to dismiss Talbot but I think the guy is great