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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Raanta, Grubauer, Darling, Pickard - in no particular order.
Now is the time to find our Talbot, Andersen, Dubnyk, Jones, Lehner, etc.
Not is not the time to blow over 5m and term on 30yr+ maybe answers that are too expensive for what they bring or got pushed out by youth with nothing but potential.
On that note, I'd also see if you could get Lehner out of Buffalo.
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I don't necessarily agree that finding the backup readyfor a starting role is the way the Flames should go for a couple reasons. The first being that goaltending has shouldered a lot of the blame for the last 2 seasons. It certainly was a main reason they missed the playoffs in 2016 and finished bottom 5. I also blame goaltending for the reason the team was swept in round 1 this year. Having said that I think it is very risky to bring in a career backup and hope they turn into a bonafide number 1. The second reason is I believe the Flames have a couple guys in the system that can emerge as the goalie of the future in Gillies or Parsons. We need to develop those 2 long term and I believe one will be ready in the next 2-4 years. For those reasons I voted Bishop who the Flames showed interest in last summer and has proven to be an elite goalie in the past.
The key for a Bishop acquisition is keeping the term 4 years or less