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this issue has to be keeping the flames management team up at night.

it would be interesting to know what the flames players really think of smith. trading a skater off the roster for a goalie position is fraught with issues as i think you don't want to disrupt team chemistry.

if the flames make a trade you don't want to overpay, but then if they need some starts from a new goalie and he plays well, then you likely did not overpay, but most GM's are likely going to try and extract a lot from the flames to address a problem area

yikes......