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Originally Posted by CSharp
Everyone's putting a lot of onus on the Flames the lack of goaltending this season. Sure, Hiller's done for good when this season ends. However, I don't believe bringing in a #1 goalie will make the team that much better. Everyone sort of forgets how terrible the defense was at the beginning of the season, especially when they had to start without Brodie. Anyway, when Treliving gets "his [#1] man" in net again, if the Flames still run around in their own zone by the Pacific Division teams and don't make the playoffs again, then what? There are far bigger holes to fill other than the #1 goaltending position.
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Such as? I don't disagree that there are other issues to fix(PP, PK, top 6 forwards, rounding out the top 4 on defence), but goaltending is the biggest issue to fix.
If we bring in a known commodity in net next season, a guy who has a long standing reputation for being a solid goalie and still struggle, then we know there are other issues that need fixing. But for now, we need to address the situation in net and see how the chips fall next season. We'll always struggle to get past the Kings and Ducks, but behind them, our division is pretty open. The Sharks have an ageing core centred around 2 players they've been trying to get rid of for the last 2 years. Watch them go into melt down when they get knocked out by the Ducks/Kings in round 1 of the play offs. Plus their management gave up a first to get an average NHL goalie. Arizona are still ways off being a play off team and as for Vancouver and Edmonton, we know they are no good.
Add a top draw player in the draft come June, maybe draft another goalie in the 2nd round. Trade for another one or sign one in free agency, don't care. But as long as we have a competent goalie for next season, I'd like to see how we do. Address one problem at a time.