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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
ah yes, the Vaunted Calgary defense, where they've been chasing goalie after goalie out of town since Kiprusoff
I'm sure Hamonic and Stopgap Smith is the key for the Flames to finally reach elite defense status
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Even if you think Calgary's endless cycle of goalies is the defense's fault (it isn't) we've only had Hamilton for the last 2 seasons, Stone for 1/4, Hamonic has yet to play and we don't have guys like Russell, Smid, Engelland and Wideman anymore.
Tell me, which of Giordano, Hamilton, Brodie or Hamonic, Sekera would replace? On paper, Calgary has a top 3 defensive core. On paper Edmonton has a bottom 10 defensive core. And rag on Smith all you want, he doesn't need to be elite, he needs to be slightly better than average. Numbers he easily put up on a terrible Phoenix team.