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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is really very interesting to me. I see that he gives a team grade "A" to the Calgary Flames for their goaltending depth, but only an "A-" to Pittsburgh, who boasts a very solid looking minor league tandem in Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry. It seems from reading the accompanying article that Balloch still regards Joni Ortio quite highly. I know that Estrada offered from an inside source that Ortio is not in the Flames' plans for the future, but I have to wonder now especially with his strong play of late how much this opinion is subject to change.
Ortio will enter the off-season as an RFA, and I am still convinced that the club's best option is to re-sign him and have him either compete for a spot in training camp or to use him in a trade for another goalie. |
"Note: The letter grade is for the entire organization as a whole, not just that one goalie. Depth is a major component of a strong system."