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Originally Posted by 868904
I think we are thinking the same. If Gillies had progressed properly, he SHOULD be ready next year and SHOULD have been close enough this year to bring him in early, in case Smith implodes, which he has.
I don't think the Flames saw this type of implosion from both Smith AND Gillies.
It was a tough debate going back into the Summer. I think half the board thought the Flames should have gone out and acquired a veteran goalie who could be a 1A/1B type like Hutton or Halak in case Smith falters.
The other half of the board thought we needed to give Gillies/Rittich the back up spot and didn't want them blocked. The Flames gambled with this decision and now it's up to Rittich to save the day.
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Hopefully Rittich will be as good as Halak or Hutton.
There was also debate around the Smith acquisition about other goalies - Bishop, Fleury, etc. But that debate always assumed a lot about what would be paid. It reminded me a lot of the Nylander trade proposals.