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Old 06-28-2017, 03:05 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by SofaProfessor View Post
I think they should go with Gillies or Rittich as the backup. Yes, the team would be one injury away from a tandem with only a couple NHL games under their belt. Hopefully the backup gets a few games before any significant injury pops up. But, somehow, these guys need to get NHL experience or else we will be sitting here in 2 years when Mike Smith's contract is done wondering what to do because Gillies, Rittich, and Parsons have no significant NHL experience.

At some point the team has to take a bit of a leap of faith. Last year the Flames trusted two veteran goalies and look what that got... A 4 game first round exit thanks, largely, to goaltending.
I brought this up in another thread but does it make sense to take a leap of faith in a year when the team has traded an unprotected 1st round pick?

The Flames need to ensure they make the playoffs next year
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