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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The Flames did manage to make the playoffs with a Johnson/Elliott tandem so while they were both spotty at times they were good enough to get the Flames into the playoffs. I personally think Elliott would be better in year two so if he's the best option I can live with that short term. Johnson I'm not so sure of as I don't know if teams had found something on him but he was getting torched on his glove hand side and I would be fine with going younger at the backup position.
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The same claim could have been made in 2015 when the Hiller/Ramo combo got the team to the playoffs with fairly decent goaltending but then they fell off a cliff in year 2 as a tandem. Tough to say a 32 year old Elliott and 31 year old Johnson will improve in year 2. Not a risk I want the Flames to make