07-18-2019, 10:14 AM
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#201
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Franchise Player
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Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by browna
^ Given his experience, with any team you could count on an bounce back season.
With last year's Oilers, where Lowe finally got enough trust of Katz to retake the organizational reigns and his ego pushed the coach and GM (who had previous taken his PHOP role) out and basically abandon the season as soon as McLellan was fired, there's a better chance of a bounce back for any player now in a new situation.
Just like whever Reider and Poolparty end up.
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I've mentioned this many times, but its really difficult and dangerous to try and draw many conclusions from Oilers. Just all of it.
The team is a shambles, the management is a mess, they are completely directionless and rudderless.
And while last season among one of the Oilers' best seasons in 20 years thats a low, low bar. It was still a complete circus and that bleeds onto the ice.
Mike Smith is used to playing in a clown-show like Arizona so he should fit in seamlessly up there, but it undoubtedly affected Talbot's play along with most of the rest of their players.
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07-18-2019, 10:55 AM
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#202
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GOAT!
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All I know is for the first time in a while I'm not going into this season questioning our goaltending.
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07-18-2019, 12:26 PM
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#203
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
All I know is for the first time in a while I'm not going into this season questioning our goaltending.
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My only real concern is that it seems that Smith got a lot of starts near the end of the season/playoffs due to a knee injury Rittich sustained.
Those injuries can be killer for athletic goaltenders so I'm hoping he comes back at 100% because I think Big Save Dave has all the tools and further, I'm hoping we dont get sucked into a bigger contract to Talbot who is on the wrong side of 30.
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07-18-2019, 12:35 PM
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#204
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Locke
My only real concern is that it seems that Smith got a lot of starts near the end of the season/playoffs due to a knee injury Rittich sustained.
Those injuries can be killer for athletic goaltenders so I'm hoping he comes back at 100% because I think Big Save Dave has all the tools and further, I'm hoping we dont get sucked into a bigger contract to Talbot who is on the wrong side of 30.
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But If Talbot steals the show and leads the Flames deep, the man will be paid.
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07-18-2019, 02:32 PM
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#205
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
All I know is for the first time in a while I'm not going into this season questioning our goaltending.
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How on earth are you not questioning our goaltending situation? Rittich, while he played well is still very unproven. Talbot has been awful for two seasons.
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07-18-2019, 02:35 PM
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#206
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
All I know is for the first time in a while I'm not going into this season questioning our goaltending.
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Really? It is one of several questions I still have about this team that haven’t been sufficiently addressed.
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07-18-2019, 02:37 PM
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#207
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Originally Posted by VilleN
How on earth are you not questioning our goaltending situation? Rittich, while he played well is still very unproven. Talbot has been awful for two seasons.
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Cam Talbot had a .908 SV % in 2017/2018...while playing on the Edmonton Oilers.
I wouldn't call that awful, but certainly not great. If Talbot can deliver his career average .915, it'll be a hell of a deal for us.
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07-18-2019, 02:38 PM
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#208
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I think Rittich has shown enough over the last couple years to be given more rope. Talbot will get that Edmonton goalie bounce back. Bottom line it isn't a combination of Hiller, Ramo, Ortio, Elliot and Johnson.
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07-18-2019, 02:48 PM
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#209
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GOAT!
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Originally Posted by VilleN
How on earth are you not questioning our goaltending situation?
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By just simply not questioning it.
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07-18-2019, 02:55 PM
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#210
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I have a feeling Rittich will come out of the gate with the starters job. He'll get into his own head about being the starter and will falter under the pressure.
Talbot will come in and be the steady hand of experience, win the net for about 25 games, allowing Rittich to get his confidence back with controlled starts.
Rittich retakes the reigns at about game 60 and leads us to the promised land.
Talbot is the perfect type of tendy to do that job.
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07-18-2019, 03:09 PM
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#211
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Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
By just simply not questioning it.
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It is a lot easier not to think.
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07-18-2019, 03:11 PM
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#212
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First Line Centre
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Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Cam Talbot had a .908 SV % in 2017/2018...while playing on the Edmonton Oilers.
I wouldn't call that awful, but certainly not great. If Talbot can deliver his career average .915, it'll be a hell of a deal for us.
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Fair enough, but that doesn't leave me confident in our goal tending situation. I'm not going into this season thinking we have that position solved, on to the next problem... it's a reasonable solution, given what's available... but I wouldn't say it's solid by any means.
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07-18-2019, 03:14 PM
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#213
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Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by VilleN
Fair enough, but that doesn't leave me confident in our goal tending situation. I'm not going into this season thinking we have that position solved, on to the next problem... it's a reasonable solution, given what's available... but I wouldn't say it's solid by any means.
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For sure ... but the Flames had the 21st ranked team save percentage last year and won the conference.
While the goaltending situation may not be fixed, it certainly doesn't need to be lights out to be the same or better than last season.
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07-18-2019, 03:18 PM
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Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Bingo
For sure ... but the Flames had the 21st ranked team save percentage last year and won the conference.
While the goaltending situation may not be fixed, it certainly doesn't need to be lights out to be the same or better than last season.
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I agree, it's not worrying me because the team is pretty deep and talented otherwise, particularly on D. It's hard to evaluate what the Flames need - during the regular season we needed goaltending, during the playoffs we needed everything but.
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07-18-2019, 07:13 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by VilleN
How on earth are you not questioning our goaltending situation? Rittich, while he played well is still very unproven. Talbot has been awful for two seasons.
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Rittich played incredible (legit starter) until he got an injury early 2019. Unless you missed the injury you have to understand that he was at "strong starter level" last season.
I have no reservations about Rittich other than staying healthy.
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07-18-2019, 09:40 PM
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#216
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Location: The Pas, MB
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Originally Posted by jayswin
Rittich played incredible (legit starter) until he got an injury early 2019. Unless you missed the injury you have to understand that he was at "strong starter level" last season.
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He was but until he has another strong season people are going to be cautious to proclaim him a legit starter and not just someone who played like one for a season.
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07-18-2019, 10:58 PM
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#217
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
For sure ... but the Flames had the 21st ranked team save percentage last year and won the conference.
While the goaltending situation may not be fixed, it certainly doesn't need to be lights out to be the same or better than last season.
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I don't think we can expect the same number of players to have career years again though either.
Goaltending needs to be better and in general, the teams needs to play tougher hockey.
Some players will take a step back and some a step forward, but the only way to mitigate the risk that more take a step back, is to improve where you know the weaknesses were. Goaltending was a weakness, and I am not convinced it will be improved.
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07-18-2019, 11:18 PM
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#218
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Lifetime Suspension
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Rittich was rock solid until the ASB.
Like I could not have been happier with the starts he pumped out from game to game. Well positioned, efficient (limited) movements, no panic and super reliable to keep it under 3 against for the most part, which was a big reason for the second overall finish.
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07-18-2019, 11:31 PM
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#219
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Location: Kamloops
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I don't think we can expect the same number of players to have career years again though either.
Goaltending needs to be better and in general, the teams needs to play tougher hockey.
Some players will take a step back and some a step forward, but the only way to mitigate the risk that more take a step back, is to improve where you know the weaknesses were. Goaltending was a weakness, and I am not convinced it will be improved.
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Totally fair point's made, but there is so little certainty in how the season is going to go in any given year how could you be convinced?
I wouldn't be convinced that the goaltending would be good if Carey Price was our starter.
I'll take the duo we have though.
What can you do?
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07-19-2019, 12:38 AM
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#220
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo
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Originally Posted by VilleN
It is a lot easier not to think.
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Your damn right it is. It should be the last thing on any rational humans mind. Its a game played by millionaires. It has literally zero inpact on the important things in life. Unless its Vancouver losing the cup(x2)then the resulting damage impacts real funding in the city. It just a game so why worry really? Hopefully next year will be fun and the goaltending does look better so far so lets see what happens.
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