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agulati · 08-21-2020, 02:03 PM

The last few years have seen a lot of goaltenders come and go through Calgary. Some with solid resumes on the downswing (Hiller, Smith, Elliott), some looking at another chance (Ramo, Talbot), some developed internally (Ortio, Rittich) and some who just serve as stop-gaps (MacDonald, Berra, Johnson). One thing common, is most of them have been well short of spectacular. Ever since #34, we have not had much, in the sense of consistency, in the backend.

2012-13
Miika Kiprusoff 24 GP (8-14-2) 3.44 GAA 0.882
Joey MacDonald 21 GP (8-9-1) 2.87 GAA 0.902
Leland Irving 6GP (2-1-1) 3.33 GAA 0.883

2013-14
Karri Ramo 40 GP (16-15-4) 2.65 0.911
Reto Berra 29 GP (9-17-2) 2.95 0.897
Joey MacDonald 11 GP (5-4-1) 2.90 0.890
Joni Ortio 9 GP (4-4-0) 2.51 0.891

2014-15
Jonas Hiller 52 GP (26-19-4) 2.36 0.918
Karri Ramo 34 GP (15-9-3) 2.60 0.912
Joni Ortio 6 GP (4-2-0) 2.52 0.908

2015-16
Karri Ramo 37 GP (17-18-1) 2.63 0.909
Jonas Hiller 26 GP (9-11-1) 3.51 0.879
Joni Ortio 22 GP (7-9-5) 2.76 0.902
Niklas Backstrom 4 GP (2-2-0) 3.35 0.881

2016-17
Brian Elliott 49 GP (26-18-3) 2.55 0.910
Chad Johnson 36 GP (18-15-1) 2.59 0.910

2017-18
Mike Smith 55 GP (25-22-6) 2.65 0.916
David Rittich 21 GP (8-6-3) 2.92 0.904
Jon Gillies 11 GP (3-5-1) 2.88 0.896

2018-19
David Rittich 45 GP (27-9-5) 2.61 0.911
Mike Smith 42 GP (23-16-2) 2.72 0.897

2019-20
David Rittich 48 GP (24-17-6) 2.97 0.907
Cameron Talbot 26 GP (12-10-1) 2.63 0.919

2020-21
David Rittich - Under Contract
Jon Gillies - Under Contract
Cameron Talbot - UFA

At the same time, we have missed out on top/other goalies who we have been rumoured to be interested in (Bishop, Fleury, Andersen).

What happens next? Do we go back with the tandem as this year? Do we go for one of the major UFAs available this year? It is expected to be a massive crop (Lehner, Markstrom, Holtby) . Do we trade for a goalie?

08-21-2020, 02:03 PM	#1
agulati Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Exp:	The Goaltending Carousel The last few years have seen a lot of goaltenders come and go through Calgary. Some with solid resumes on the downswing (Hiller, Smith, Elliott), some looking at another chance (Ramo, Talbot), some developed internally (Ortio, Rittich) and some who just serve as stop-gaps (MacDonald, Berra, Johnson). One thing common, is most of them have been well short of spectacular. Ever since #34, we have not had much, in the sense of consistency, in the backend. 2012-13 Miika Kiprusoff 24 GP (8-14-2) 3.44 GAA 0.882 Joey MacDonald 21 GP (8-9-1) 2.87 GAA 0.902 Leland Irving 6GP (2-1-1) 3.33 GAA 0.883 2013-14 Karri Ramo 40 GP (16-15-4) 2.65 0.911 Reto Berra 29 GP (9-17-2) 2.95 0.897 Joey MacDonald 11 GP (5-4-1) 2.90 0.890 Joni Ortio 9 GP (4-4-0) 2.51 0.891 2014-15 Jonas Hiller 52 GP (26-19-4) 2.36 0.918 Karri Ramo 34 GP (15-9-3) 2.60 0.912 Joni Ortio 6 GP (4-2-0) 2.52 0.908 2015-16 Karri Ramo 37 GP (17-18-1) 2.63 0.909 Jonas Hiller 26 GP (9-11-1) 3.51 0.879 Joni Ortio 22 GP (7-9-5) 2.76 0.902 Niklas Backstrom 4 GP (2-2-0) 3.35 0.881 2016-17 Brian Elliott 49 GP (26-18-3) 2.55 0.910 Chad Johnson 36 GP (18-15-1) 2.59 0.910 2017-18 Mike Smith 55 GP (25-22-6) 2.65 0.916 David Rittich 21 GP (8-6-3) 2.92 0.904 Jon Gillies 11 GP (3-5-1) 2.88 0.896 2018-19 David Rittich 45 GP (27-9-5) 2.61 0.911 Mike Smith 42 GP (23-16-2) 2.72 0.897 2019-20 David Rittich 48 GP (24-17-6) 2.97 0.907 Cameron Talbot 26 GP (12-10-1) 2.63 0.919 2020-21 David Rittich - Under Contract Jon Gillies - Under Contract Cameron Talbot - UFA At the same time, we have missed out on top/other goalies who we have been rumoured to be interested in (Bishop, Fleury, Andersen). What happens next? Do we go back with the tandem as this year? Do we go for one of the major UFAs available this year? It is expected to be a massive crop (Lehner, Markstrom, Holtby) . Do we trade for a goalie?