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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
As the deadline approaches it becomes a pinch point for teams looking to maximize assets they are going to lose anyways.
GMs may feel like they have BT over a barrel, but as long as Rittich comes back and plays well, it isn't like the Flames are looking for a new #1. They are looking for a better backup. Teams will be looking to flip an expiring goalie for something at the deadline. This is why patience is key here.
I don't think the Oiler goalies are options (until the off-season) because they are unlikely to want to help out the Flames at all, and also I don't think know what they are doing yet.
Talbot would be a guy I target in the summer though.
As an aside last night I came up with a name that I though would work: Michael Neuvirth
Then I looked at his numbers. 
^I like Lehner as the target for the deadline. |
Yeah he isnt the guy in Philly I would look at. Alex Lyon is however.
As for Lehner...really unlikely they move him. They are 1 pt out of a spot and 3 points out of 1st in the division.
Yeah if they stumble and fall out of it, then by all means he is a guy who will be in play but otherwise there is no reason for the Isles to move him.
K...who here would have though at the beginning of the year they would be pining for Brian Elliot to be a Flame again?
