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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Are you only looking at young goalies then?
If the flames deserve criticism for Markstrom stepping back, do they get some credit for his stellar play last year?
Do you give them credit for turning around Talbot?
If you don't care for the Flames goaltending since Kipper, IMO it is more about talent identification than development.
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Did they turn around Talbot? We only have one (26 game) season, so it's pretty difficult to determine progression. Maybe the FLames were just better defensively than Philly and Edmonton. It's not like he didn't have even better numbers prior to Edmonton.
And meanwhile, Rittich's numbers were going the wrong way at the same time.
As for Markstrom, one great, anomalous year, when the Flames had a great year all around. But again, no progression - this year he has regressed to numbers that are worse than his pre-2022 seasons.
Name one goalie that progressed - not one good season, but actual progression - under the Flames' tutelage.