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Originally Posted by David Struch

I would prefer one of these options over Mike Smith.

Cory Schneider, 32 years old, 3x6 straight up no savings.
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/cory-schneider

Jonathan Quick, 33 years old, 4x5.8 good savings last three years of contract.
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/jonathan-quick

I'm not sure of the relevance of this. Are you suggesting the Flames get one of them next season (in which case I'm not sure why the comparison is with Smith because he's gone) and the question would be more what assets you spend to acquire those guys (and would the team trade them anyway).

Or are you saying they should have gotten one of them instead of Smith two years ago, which would be odd because Quick was for sure not available and Schneider was near the beginning of a long term, expensive, NTC contract.