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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Sure, give Gillies an opportunity. There really isn't much to lose at this point (besides Gillies' confidence if he gets lit up). But at this point it's a hail mary. The guy is rocking a .864 SV% in the AHL this year - he doesn't even crack the top 50 in the league. So Gillies has actually been playing worse in the AHL than Smith has been playing in the NHL. Maybe he plays better against NHL shooters than AHL shooters, but I doubt it.
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I haven't followed Stockton at all, but I'm guessing Gillies is facing a lot of high quality scoring chances on a nightly basis. Their defence is pretty terrible and having their top 2 in Calgary is probably a good reason as to why.
In pre-season Gillies actually looked better than Rittich IMO. You just never know with goalies.