Darren Haynes sat down with Flames goalie coach, Jordan Sigalet, to discuss the group of seven goalies he'll be watching over next season:
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Goaltending coach by trade, Jordan Sigalet must have felt more like a Wal-Mart greeter the last few years.
Jonas Hiller, Karri Ramo, Joni Ortio, Niklas Backstrom, Brian Elliott, Chad Johnson, Jon Gillies, David Rittich, Mason McDonald, Tyler Parsons, Brad Thiessen, Doug Carr, Kevin Poulin, Kent Simpson, Nick Schneider, Tom McCollum.
Sixteen goalies have come through the turnstile since Sigalet was named Flames goaltending coach in August 2014.
And you can add another two names to the list with the additions this summer of Mike Smith and Eddie Lack, who will form the organization's NHL tandem in 2017-18.
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Smith: "It's a big difference," says Sigalet. "With younger guys, you're usually making bigger adjustments. A guy like Smitty, who has played the same way for a number of years, you're a second set of eyes for him, you're a sounding board, you're going to make little tweaks maybe through video and on the ice but you're not making drastic changes."
Lack: "Watching him over the last couple years, it looked like he was trying to play outside his paint a little too much again, which is a hard adjustment for him, obviously," says Sigalet. "I talked to him last week and said let's get you back playing like Eddie Lack, playing where you're comfortable and not playing like somebody else."
He also discusses Parsons, Rittich, Gillies, McDonald, and Schneider.