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Old 05-15-2017, 09:08 AM   #3985
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
Johnson is a backup who gave the Flames about what you expect from a backup. As for Gillies and Rittich, they aren't ready to be handed an NHL backup job. At his stage of development, Gillies needs to be playing 40-50 games, not 20-30.
To be fair, I think Gilles and Rittich (particularly Rittich) are both in positions to compete for a backup job. I think you give them that complete opportunity. It's up to the Flames to see how much of a quality "backup" they'll need to buy/trade for prior to training camp.
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