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Originally Posted by ComixZone
It's a pretty damning message being sent. Rittich isn't "the guy".
So, with the expiring contracts and performance of players on the roster, this team has no:
#1 defenceman
#2 defenceman
#1 centre
#1 left wing
#1 goalie
...I mean we can call it whatever we want, but we're effectively rebuilding through incompetence yet again.
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Ward isn't the coach for the Flames - get a real coach! I would say Rittich IS the Flames #1 goalie but it seems Ward has his favorites. Obviously Talbot's played some great games where he has his positioning perfect, but when he's not perfect, he's like most typical butterfly goalie down on his knees, slow to get up and sitting back at the goal crease in one spot and immobile.
Also, I'll correct this team's have-nots:
1) No power right winger with a natural right hand shot - Lindholm is not a power forward. Treliving has been plugging left hand left wingers into the right side.
2) Other than Andersson right now, there's no other natural right hand shot d-man. With the loss of Hamonic, Andersson is the only natural right side d-man. Forbort and Gustafsson are just stop gap 3rd/4th line depths.
3) Flames don't have a backup goalie. From the Kipper era until now, every backup wants to be the #1 goalie, but now the Flames do have a #1 goalie in Rittich but you have Talbot taking up that position by the interim coach's decision.
4) Flames don't have a head coach - Ward isn't the head coach for the Flames - Game 3 is indicative of that. Flames are leading and with less than a minute to go, he's got Gaudreau and Forbort out. Gaudreau loses the battle in his own zone and Forbort is not covering anyone. Dallas scores the tying goal and loses in OT. Flames could've been up 2-0 but instead was tied in the series. Ward should've pulled Talbot after the 3rd or 4th goal in the 2nd period knowing that he's going with Talbot again the very next day.
By the expansion draft, the Flames might not even have:
#1 (Expansion Draft), #2 (free agency), and #4 (free agency) d-men
The only thing you have correct is the Flames never did have a #1 centerman ever since Niewendyk left the Flames.