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Enoch Root · 03-04-2018, 02:55 PM

I don't think that attempting to solve the goalie problem is an indication of going all in.

The thing about goaltending is that, if you don't have it, everything flounders. For the organization to move forward, they had to improve their goaltending.

And the other issue that needs to be considered is that, despite multiple draft picks being spent on goalies (4 picks in the prior 6 years, 5 in 8), no one had yet stepped up and earned the starting role internally.

I find it bizarre that anyone would have the take that needing a top end goalie was a strategy that was 'severely lacking'.

Teams need goaltending. The Flames had back to back seasons where the goaltending was sub-par. And the team is (or should be) in a position to take the next step. But that could only happen with better goaltending.

I don't see that as going all in, I see that as correctly addressing a primary need that this team had.

03-04-2018, 02:55 PM	#690
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	I don't think that attempting to solve the goalie problem is an indication of going all in. The thing about goaltending is that, if you don't have it, everything flounders. For the organization to move forward, they had to improve their goaltending. And the other issue that needs to be considered is that, despite multiple draft picks being spent on goalies (4 picks in the prior 6 years, 5 in 8), no one had yet stepped up and earned the starting role internally. I find it bizarre that anyone would have the take that needing a top end goalie was a strategy that was 'severely lacking'. Teams need goaltending. The Flames had back to back seasons where the goaltending was sub-par. And the team is (or should be) in a position to take the next step. But that could only happen with better goaltending. I don't see that as going all in, I see that as correctly addressing a primary need that this team had.