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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
That's the thing with Ortio - he does show promise and COULD end up developing into a decent starter. Is it worth it to cut bait with him and sign an experienced UFA backup? Some people will say yes, some people will say no. There are valid arguments to both.
If Ortio comes in slightly improved, I think it would be the best of both worlds - gives the Flames a reliable backup, while possibly continue to develop into something more. If he provides the Flames with equal goaltending to last season - or worse - then the Flames will be regretful in not signing a more experienced backup. I am personally starting to lean a bit more on the 'sign Enroth/Johnson/Montoya/someone else' side of things, but won't be disappointed if they choose to re-sign Ortio.
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Next year is not the Flames window to compete with the top teams....that may still be another 2 years away at this point. If you can sign Ortio to a 1 or 2 year deal for cheap, you can at least work with him at the NHL level and see where he goes.
Elliot is here to be the guy - give him 60 starts and Ortio can mop up the rest of the games. Even if he's no better than last season, it's not going to make a drastic difference between him and some other backup that ends up with a pricey, multi year contract via free agency.