[gvitaly]

I was a bit surprised the Flames couldn't recoup the 3rd they spent on Vladar by trading him last year. I think it's in large part because a goalie like Vladar is pretty streaky. He is showing that he's a good tandem goalie, but I still don't see him as a full time starter. I think he will have a career similar to Rittich, a season or 2 of being a .920 goalie, while being a .900 goalie the rest of the time.

As for Cooley, I'm glad he's playing well and had good 2.5 games now. He still didn't get any wins, but he was noticable in a good way each time he played. The shootout last night outlined some of his weaknesses. He also needs to work more on his puck handling and communication with the D, those parts will come. I'm cautiously optimistic we found a good backup in Cooley, but I don't see him as more than that.

I don't mind playing Cooley more often in order to give Wolf more rest.i don't really think there's much development to be had for a 28 year old goalie. If anything the 2 years younger Prosvetov is a guy I could see develop once he gets used to the NA ice.