2018/2019 Trade Speculation and Rumors

[The Boy Wonder]

I really wish flames management wasn't content with the goaltending we have.

Currently we have two guys who are playing like average to below average backups.

I said it in the off season and will continue to say it, this team will not make any noise in the post-season with Mike Smith as their starting goalie.

Does Rittich have a chance to bounce back here? hopefully. and hopefully it goes well

Wish there was a way to replace smith with any other goalie as a rental for the remainder of this season, whether that is to be rittich's backup or to split time with him.

I don't think it impacts chemistry in the room as I recall earlier in the year Smith throwing teammates under the bus for his terrible play so I doubt they'd care about him leaving more than any other player.

Despite his better play of late smith is still 4th last in the league in GSAA

[Toonage]

All Rittich has done in his brief NHL career is bounce back it seems. Started hot last season, cooled off, came back this year and lit it up again before cooling off a bit. So long as he doesn't need an off season to rebound, he'll probably be hot come the playoffs.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

I could the flames being in on Clifford

I'm on board, just don't tell Harvey...

Spoiler!

[Shin Pad]

Just because BT is endorsing his goalies publicly, doesn't mean that he isn't trying to bolster the position by looking at other options. He doesn't want to upset or undermine Rittich and Smith by publicly acknowledging that he has concerns about them being able to perform in the playoffs. That being said, I would hate to disrupt the chemistry on this team by trading away assets for a slight upgrade to the goal tending. I really don't see anyone available that is a major upgrade on Rittich and Smith, who wouldn't cost the flames some good assets and in turn, upset the chemistry on this team. It's such a fine line, that when crossed, would be the difference between success and failure in the playoffs.

[Dube]

Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder

I really wish flames management wasn't content with the goaltending we have.

Currently we have two guys who are playing like average to below average backups.

I said it in the off season and will continue to say it, this team will not make any noise in the post-season with Mike Smith as their starting goalie.

Does Rittich have a chance to bounce back here? hopefully. and hopefully it goes well

Wish there was a way to replace smith with any other goalie as a rental for the remainder of this season, whether that is to be rittich's backup or to split time with him.

I don't think it impacts chemistry in the room as I recall earlier in the year Smith throwing teammates under the bus for his terrible play so I doubt they'd care about him leaving more than any other player.

Despite his better play of late smith is still 4th last in the league in GSAA

We want BOB!! Can anyone recall a team picking up a goalie rental at the deadline? One of this sort of nature where he’d become #1

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by Dube

We want BOB!! Can anyone recall a team picking up a goalie rental at the deadline? One of this sort of nature where he’d become #1

Roloson with the Oilers and Miller with St Louis

[Dube]

Originally Posted by MrMike

Roloson with the Oilers and Miller with St Louis

Roloson would’ve been that run to the finals? Make it happen BOB

[Savvy27]

Originally Posted by Toonage

All Rittich has done in his brief NHL career is bounce back it seems. Started hot last season, cooled off, came back this year and lit it up again before cooling off a bit. So long as he doesn't need an off season to rebound, he'll probably be hot come the playoffs.

Another way of looking at it is that Rittich now has a pattern of starting off strongly and fading as the season goes. Without bringing in someone new, there are a ton of teams that will have a goaltending advantage against the Flames in the playoffs.

It's a pickle for sure. Would be nice to see how Rittich does so they can make an informed call on him as a long-term number 1, but if he falters it is going to be a bit scary having only Smith to fall back on.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

Another way of looking at it is that Every Goalie Under Sigalet's Watch now has a pattern of starting off strongly and fading as the season goes.

ftfy

[jschick88]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1098347461918248962

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

Another way of looking at it is that Rittich now has a pattern of starting off strongly and fading as the season goes. Without bringing in someone new, there are a ton of teams that will have a goaltending advantage against the Flames in the playoffs.

It's a pickle for sure. Would be nice to see how Rittich does so they can make an informed call on him as a long-term number 1, but if he falters it is going to be a bit scary having only Smith to fall back on.

How could we possibly know this. Rittich didn't really have a start of the season last year as he started sporadic games in a backup role nd faltered while getting more starts during Smith's injury. This year he was great when getting large strings of starts and imo only really started to show cracks when smith started weirdly getting starts ahead of him again. Hes not had a playoffs so how can we judge how he performs there?

In short its much too small of a sample size to make any of the assumptions or inferences you're speaking about. I think that Dave was robbed of some of his confidence unrightfully, and I believe he has a much better chance of performing well in the playoffs than smith. I have no doubt in my mind that smith will Elliott the piss out of us come playoff time.

[Monahammer]

Smith had a leash that would have stretched to the moon and still hasn't really gotten better imo, while rittich strings together 10 mediocre games (still maintaining better numbers than f-ing mike) and hes now a sub standard backup level tender? Piss right off with that. Smith is garbage compared to bsd.

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by jschick88

https://twitter.com/user/status/1098347461918248962

He'd check a couple boxes for the Flames. One year left on the contract at 3.2 so not a rental either.

[Brick]

Goalie?
Left shot defenceman?
Top six forward?

What will it be?
When will it happen?

[Jagermeister]

Sounds like Coyle has been traded.

https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/stat...51051210674176

[theslymonkey]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Smith had a leash that would have stretched to the moon and still hasn't really gotten better imo, while rittich strings together 10 mediocre games (still maintaining better numbers than f-ing mike) and hes now a sub standard backup level tender? Piss right off with that. Smith is garbage compared to bsd.

The problem with these absolute statements is that you're picking unmeasurable stats based on feeling rather than actual numbers. Flames are riding whoever is hot(er). And recently it's Smith.

Last 5 GP for each goalie:
Smith 2W/3.11/.908
BSD 2W/3.71/.877

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Jagermeister

Sounds like Coyle has been traded.

https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/stat...51051210674176

Would be a good fit on the Flames I think.

[puckedoff]

Originally Posted by Jagermeister

Sounds like Coyle has been traded.

https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/stat...51051210674176

Please be to here and not to a conference rival....

[puckedoff]

Maybe to Warshington

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by theslymonkey

The problem with these absolute statements is that you're picking unmeasurable stats based on feeling rather than actual numbers. Flames are riding whoever is hot(er). And recently it's Smith.

Last 5 GP for each goalie:
Smith 2W/3.11/.908
BSD 2W/3.71/.877

Yeah but smith is sub 9 in the 3 games against playoff teams. The two games dragging up his %are against the coyotes and the Panthers.

Context goes both ways. I'm not saying BSD has been notably better as of recently, but I think he deserves as much slack as Smith got through his first 25 games, which was a metric f-ton.