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Originally Posted by VilleN
Gotta say, I'm pretty surprised that Gillies isn't faring better in the last couple of polls. Of the remaining prospects I think he is the best bet to actually be an NHLer at this point. I guess people are hesitant with goalies, especially with a couple of down years and the Flames history with drafting and developing goalies.
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What’s holding me back personally from choosing Gillies any higher than about 15 is that he is in a no-mans land situation with his one-way contract this year. I think with the signing of Zagidulin and with Parsons to play in the AHL again, Gillies doesn’t really have a natural spot to slide into if he doesn’t crack the NHL roster. And it definitely seems like Rittich/Talbot will be the tandem for next year. To add on that, he just had a really tough year last year and it’s hard to project him to be an NHL quality goaltender (at least for the Flames).