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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It is a marathon and I am a realist. The fact of the matter is that Elliott has been uncharacteristic ally bad, the Flames are tight to the cap and not at all well positioned to make a move in net.
They will ride it out and will be fine. Average goaltending might hurt them this year, but this team is not built to win now—it is built to win in another two or three seasons.
Of course Treliving should—and I believe he will—do whatever he can to make improvements, but you can't honestly believe he is now, under the present conditions going to aggressively pursue a goaltending change, do you?
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I hope Treliving has the foresight to see the risk in our goalie play right now and that absent Johnson's hot streak, it has been less than average. Am I suggesting he acquire a goalie this evening? No. But the Flames are barely in a playoff spot. Could he acquire a 3rd option for a late round pick? Could he get the real number one he wants right now, if prices have come down since summer? I sure hope he is looking at that right now. Given this franchise's history, making playoffs is important. If it isn't, the off-season moves don't make much sense to me. I don't buy the built to win in 3 seasons premise.