[CaptainCrunch]

I have no problem with this trade, they didn't give up much, with the Flames depth in terms of blueline prospects something had to give.

I like Smith because of the way he plays the puck, a dimension that Elliot was terrible at, and he still had decent stats behind a terrible Yotes team.

Smith with his puck playing ability and the Flames defense in front of him is already an improvement over what Elliot would bring.

There wasn't much else out there goalie wise. and we got a break on the dollars.

Look, this team made the playoffs in spite of the goaltending last year, and Mike Smith is a starting caliber goalie.

With Vegas probably grabbing a few goalies tomorrow, I don't doubt that we'll know what the Flames have in the crease by next week.

At the same time, maybe its time to see what Gilles can do when pushed.