With this contract, Gio now has the longest/biggest contract in Calgary Flames history. Surpassing Kipper's 6y/35mil contract in 2008.
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Ortio stepping up this season and stealing the number one job would be huge for this team and our cap hit. We've got 7.9 million tied up in Ramo and Hillier, having a young goalie make one or both of those guys expendable would go a long way to saving some cap space, at least short term.
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Not sure why this would be a worry. Both Ramo and Hiller have 1 year left each. Barring an extension, they are both gone next off season (and one of them probably traded long before then). There is absolutely no rush for Ortio to grab the #1 spot this upcoming season.