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Originally Posted by polak
Unless you're pulling one of the true top flight #1 goalies out there from a team that magically decides they don't need them anymore, I think we should re-sign Elliot for cheap and on a short term until one of the prospects either take over or fail at which point you look for outside help.
Bishop isn't much of a step up and far from immune from bad games. Elliot showed he can be as good of a starter as anyone the Flames will realistically get and a crappy playoffs doesn't change that.
Signing a UFA goalie to a long term big money deal is a terrible idea for this team. Do you remember how confident we all were that Elliot was our solution? Just like some of you are suggesting Bishop is now? Imagine if Elliot was signed for 5 years at 5 million.
That's what you're opening yourself up to. On top of which, if Gillies or Parsons comes up and usurps Bishop (or whoever), you now have a ridiculously overpriced back up.
Sign the devil we know for 1 or 2 years for 3 million and invest the big money on help upfront for little Johnny. We have goalie prospects knocking on the door. We have no 1st liners down on the farm and we're realistically not developing one for years either.
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figures, the guy the blames the forwards for the series is okay with the goalie
Elliott also costs a pick to sign