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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Historically bad goaltending from 3 goalies not in the NHL anymore was a huge factor in that. They are struggling but at the same time these are 3 defenders that have proven to be very solid at their position when using fancy stats in their career. I am not so quick to write them off as you are
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so last year the defense gets a pass because all of the sudden Hiller could not stop a beach ball after an 8 yr 400 game run with a .917 sv %
I bought into that argument.... Hiller just hit his 33 birthday and fell apart.
This year they brought in a guy who in the last 5 years had a sv % of .925 (in the top tier of the any goalie over the last 5 years) and playing behind the tire fire that is the Flames defense in the defense zone has an .887 sv %.
After seeing Elliot have the worst 9 game stretch in his last 200 games...
IMO ... with 20/20 hindsight the Flames defense owns last years debacle.
Will Elliott and/or Johnson have a NHL gig after their year with the Flames?