[Cali Panthers Fan]

Hey all, seeing as this seems to be a common topic in just about every thread lately, I figured it would be better to keep the discussion to one thread. Submit any and all ideas you have to address the goaltending for the Flames. I'll start:

-Trade Hiller for anything at all.
-Re-sign Ramo for 2 years as a stop gap NHL option.
-Let Ortio walk.
-Re-sign Poulin as insurance for 1-2 years.
-Continue to develop Gillies for 2-3 years.
-Develop McDonald in the ECHL for next year and then see where he's at.

-Sign Al Montoya on a 2-3 year deal as the 1A goalie with Ramo as the 1B.

Montoya has been really, really good this year, and when he's played, he's had to make a lot of high quality saves, so it's not just hiding behind a good defense. He's been just as good if not better than Luongo this year, and that's saying something. He's experienced, but not so old that his game should drop off any time soon. He'll have a clunker of a game every once in a while (roughly about every 10th game or so), but I can live with that compared to what we've had over the last couple of years. He's currently playing for just for $1 M and is set to become a UFA this summer. I think he could be lured away from south Florida if the price is right.

I just don't like many of the other options out there. Short of finding a top notch young goalie that's just about to break into the NHL and become dominant (won't happen) going for someone like Montoya is probably better than getting someone like Cam Ward or Jimmy Howard.