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Calgary4LIfe · 07-08-2017, 09:14 PM

I am not a huge fan of the Flames trading for Mike Smith.

I am a huge fan of the Flames trading for Mike Smith in light of who else was available, what assets they would cost, what our organizational depth and time-line looks like, and what the last few years of goalie acquisitions were and their respective performances.

Smith will be at least an average goal tender for the Flames for the next 2 seasons. I really do believe that given the Flames' goaltending depth coming up the pipeline, this was a good move. I do not think Smith is going to make us forget about Kiprusoff or even Vernon. I do think that Smith will right the ship in net and provide consistency there for 2 seasons. He is a stop gap, and a pretty good one at that given all the above. Heck, given the atrocious team that were the Coyotes for the last few seasons, it wouldn't surprise me if Smith performs absolutely stellar in net for Calgary. I am not counting on it, but it would not surprise me either.

I really like people who come in and crap on a move, don't provide any reasonable alternatives for comparison, and are completely unwilling to allow their opinion to change based on additional information.

07-08-2017, 09:14 PM	#1202
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I am not a huge fan of the Flames trading for Mike Smith. I am a huge fan of the Flames trading for Mike Smith in light of who else was available, what assets they would cost, what our organizational depth and time-line looks like, and what the last few years of goalie acquisitions were and their respective performances. Smith will be at least an average goal tender for the Flames for the next 2 seasons. I really do believe that given the Flames' goaltending depth coming up the pipeline, this was a good move. I do not think Smith is going to make us forget about Kiprusoff or even Vernon. I do think that Smith will right the ship in net and provide consistency there for 2 seasons. He is a stop gap, and a pretty good one at that given all the above. Heck, given the atrocious team that were the Coyotes for the last few seasons, it wouldn't surprise me if Smith performs absolutely stellar in net for Calgary. I am not counting on it, but it would not surprise me either. I really like people who come in and crap on a move, don't provide any reasonable alternatives for comparison, and are completely unwilling to allow their opinion to change based on additional information.