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Originally Posted by Vinny01
What a laughable post. Look at the last 2 seasons of Johnson's stats I think that is what he is capable of not a 10-30 record.
Both Johnson and Elliott are tandem 1b goalies. Johnson came in as the backup and filled the role. Elliott was here to be the number 1 and he failed. Considering we can sign Johnson for likely less money and do not need to surrender a draft pick then he is the logical choice to return.
I propose we give our goalie prospects time to develop especially Gillies who missed a whole year due to injury in the AHL. Rittich may be something or he may he Henrik Karlsson or Reto Berra? I would have been very comfortable with Rittich as a backup if we acquired Bishop, Fleury or any other goalie that is capable of being a 60 game starter. If the Flames are stuck with Elliott, Mason, Miller, Howard, Smith I prefer a more capable backup and Johnson is the right fit
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You're overstating Johnson greatly in m opinion. Johnson is nothing more than a backup. Can he fill in at times if the starter goes down? Sure - he's proven that in the past, and even here last year when our starter was down (performance, not injury), but that's a LONG way from saying he's a 1b.
Elliott certainly could be called a tandem 1b though...
I think we learned one thing... if Elliott is brought back, we need someone who could be considered a threat to take the job for us to maximize his performance. Johnson is NOT that guy.