Flames needed the goalies to be lights out the last three games and they let in 1 or 2 goals in, at bad times, in each of those games. Sure, they're young and not ready, and Rittich may have gotten handled with kid gloves as a backup to Smith because he's failed miserably with the pressure on him.
With no confidence in coaching the rest of the team has wilted in these losses and it looks ugly.
Sooner the coach is gone, even before the end of the season, the better. I don't think there needs to be a ton.of roster change, just a coaching staff that can manage the roster and push players when needing to be pushed. A coaching staff that commands respect because they've demonstrated results in this league.
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