Goaltender coach is like a QB coach. The QB largely works out with the offensive coordinator, offensive line, RB's and receivers and on the side the QB coach works with fundamentals like footwork, throwing motion, drop back and mental aspects. It's pretty well the same job as a goaltender coach. Obviously it's not a job anyone can do and like any position some coaches are simply going to be better than others. Ultimately when QB's don't progress the QB coach and OC typically get fired. The key word is progression. We haven't seen any progression in any Flames goaltenders under Sigalet. At best you have a season like Smith's last season where he was around career average but none of the young goaltenders have improved and most of the other veteran goaltenders have declined. Now you can say junk in, junk out but his job isn't to be a place sitter and just maintain the status quo, it's to help these goaltenders progress and play their best which simply hasn't happened. I cannot point 100% to Sigalet as being the problem but I can pinpoint 100% that he has not been the solution because there's been no progression for any goaltender under his watch.
Last edited by Erick Estrada; 10-30-2018 at 11:30 AM.
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