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Originally Posted by robaur
The difference between Mike Smith and every other goalie that we have brought through our goalie carousel is that he has been proven to be a #1 Goalie in the NHL.
Elliott had the same problems in St. Louis as he had in CGY and people were surprised but I wasn't so much. Elliott has been a hot and cold goalie / inconsistent as heck his whole career and that is why he could not become a Steady #1 anywhere in the league. The solid#s were just gloss after playing behind really great St. Louis teams.
Mike Smith had a better SV% on Arizona than Brian Elliott did on CGY last season. Flames finished with 94 points and Arizona finished with 70 points. Flames allowed like 6 shots less per game and less high danger chances.
Let that sink in for a moment.
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I was not suggesting that the stats don't lean in favor of Smith over Elliott, but just that emotionally it is hard to have a great deal of faith in any goal tender lately as a Flames fan. Either way, I agree with your opinion.