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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
...Perhaps Treliving and co. have already made a decision as to Ortio's future, and don't need any more games of evidence to be more comfortable with their decision. Perhaps they'd like him to backup in the NHL next year. Perhaps they don't even offer him a contract. Either way, there's very little chance he's our starter next year.
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I would be surprised if there was anyone who thought that Ortio will be the Flames starter next season, but I think there is still some thought that he could become a NHL starter eventually. He is still only 24-years-old, and I think chances are extremely low that he will not sign an RFA extension to remain with the Flames next year. He may only every pan out as an AHL goalie, or a NHL backup, but the Flames are surely smart enough to see that there is still valuable time to continue to develop and evaluate this player.
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This is why they're bothering to give Backstrom some starts here, as neither Hiller nor Ortio could be a starter, but perhaps Backstrom can give us a season or two as a stop gap. Nobody's really seen him play for over a calendar year, so who knows? One thing is for sure, we've seen both Hiller and Ortio a lot more than Backstrom, and we know what those two have to offer...a lot of losses.
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No. Backstrom is only getting starts in Calgary in an effort to increase the possibility that he might get another NHL contract this summer, but it will not be with the Flames. This is a condition of his decision to waive his NTC to join the Flames in the first place.