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Originally Posted by calgaryboy
Lineup here, lineup there. It really doesn īt matter if you have Swiss emental cheese clown in net. Even the best possible lineup you can imagine would have lost with this ultracrap in net. That is huge shame for Flames to have this goalie even on a roster...... to actually play him??? That is even bigger shame.
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So, I think a big part of the decision to play Hiller is also the hope of giving him opportunities to end the season on a high note. It honestly doesn't matter how many games Ortio plays to ride out the season, so long as he plays a bunch of them.
We tend to forget that coaches and managers form relationships with the players on their roster. As much as this is a business, as much as Hiller is not in their plans moving forward, I have NO DOUBT that Hartley and Treliving want the best for him. Playing Hiller in this game doesn't have any impact on the Flames this season AT ALL. But these remaining starts could mean a lot for Hiller.
All that said, this is a pretty silly thing about which to be outraged.