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Old 10-22-2018, 11:09 AM   #201
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Anton Forsberg on waivers today. Wasn't he the one that followed the Flames on Instagram or something along those lines, sparking a (very) minor concern/interest that he might be headed our way?

Nowhere to put him now, but thought it was interesting.
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Old 10-22-2018, 12:11 PM   #202
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Mike Smith will be fine. He was our MVP (maybe co-MVP with Gaudreau) last season, made the all-star game and we would have made playoffs if we didn't get hurt. He's consistently .915 SV% goalie the last 5+ years. He's a legit starting goalie.

The issue this season is the odd man breaks against. You eliminate those and Smith gets better.

The post should be who does Treliving target as potential replacement for Mike Smith this summer for next season. Do we keep Smith on short term contract extension (maybe, if trade or UFA aren't best options), are Rittich/Gillies ready to step in as full time starters (my answer is no), who on the market can we get via trade or UFA (haven't looked at options but seems most likely). A lot of question marks next season for goalie, which worries me.
goalies, like all pro athletes, eventually hit a wall. Smith looks terrible so far. He is a gamer, and I agree was outstanding last year prior to the injury (truly outstanding), but he has let in a bunch of soft goals this year and looks more like the guy we saw post injury than the guy before it.

I have serious concerns based on what I've seen this year (1 good game in 6?). We aren't going to the playoffs if he doesn't get significantly better.
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Old 10-22-2018, 12:16 PM   #203
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Old 10-22-2018, 12:25 PM   #204
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Old 10-22-2018, 02:09 PM   #205
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Lol I would waive smith to pick up Forsberg
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Old 10-22-2018, 02:12 PM   #206
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I don’t get this thread. It was posted after the Nashville game where Smith wasn’t at fault on any of the goals.

Short term we don’t need to replace Smith.

Long term we’re hopefully replacing Smith with one or more of Rittich, Gillies and Parsons. Those are our goalies of the future.

All this talk of trading significant assets for old goalies is totally misplaced IMO


I hate that excuse. Yes, he wasn’t purely at fault for any goals but good goaltenders in the league will give you a save when you have a breakdown. Smith sure hasn’t been giving the team a lot of those. Had he made just one, we could’ve at least gotten the Nashville game to OT. Look at Rittich last night, he made at least 4 or 5.
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Old 10-22-2018, 02:13 PM   #207
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Lol I would waive smith to pick up Forsberg

Smith is not doing well but Forsberg is even worse. Might as well play more of Rittich and see if he’s just a flash in the pan or not, as at the very least Smith can be a capable 1B.
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Old 10-22-2018, 02:56 PM   #208
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If we can't go with Smith anymore, I think Rittich should be the new guy. Not because I know anything about goaltending or how he would do as a full time starter.

But based on a sample size of 2 so far this year, every time he starts we get an amazing gif!
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Old 10-23-2018, 12:30 PM   #209
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Beyond the gif potential, there is the fact that he has other quirks. I know Patrick Roy never skated over the lines on the ice, he would step over them.

Rittich, I’m sure some of the folks here have seen, likes to take a puck off the mask before starting. He got dinged in the mask once before a 36 save shutout in Stockton, then the next game didn’t get dinged and let in 5.


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"[He] just crouches down and puts his head down and I flip them straight up at his cage pretty hard. As soon as I get the second one, he gives me a high-five and skates off the ice," Sigalet said. "It usually takes me about six shots to get him twice, depending how accurate I am that day."
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Old 10-29-2018, 08:11 PM   #210
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Played well with no pressure when they were out of it...jury is still out on him being a "franchise goalie"

The 2 teams that have the least amount of goals again st so far this year? Arizona and NJ. Both teams have let in only 20 goals. For ccomparison Calgary has let in 41 goals so far this year.
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Old 10-31-2018, 11:17 AM   #211
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https://twitter.com/ChartingHockey/s...76023846879234

Apparently, Rittich is saving the Flames about 1(.05) goals against per game. That's pretty helpful. The Flames won by 1 goal in OT against Colorado and Buffalo.
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Beyond the gif potential, there is the fact that he has other quirks. I know Patrick Roy never skated over the lines on the ice, he would step over them.

Rittich, I’m sure some of the folks here have seen, likes to take a puck off the mask before starting. He got dinged in the mask once before a 36 save shutout in Stockton, then the next game didn’t get dinged and let in 5.


https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-goalies...ns/c-294649806
pfff!...and you guys are criticizing Sigalet's coaching ablilities...
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Whoever it is, Smith absolutely cannot be the regular starter from the team from here on out. Peters is undermining his team by giving up the #1 role.
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Old 11-01-2018, 08:49 PM   #214
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I get the stats, the save percentages the goals against averages.

I get it.

The eye test? Smith is one of the worst starters in the league. If he isn’t replaced soon, we miss the playoffs with him.
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Joshua "Insider" Marshall has an "idea"

https://twitter.com/user/status/1058188464825323520
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Old 11-01-2018, 09:12 PM   #217
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Can't see it, what is it?
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Old 11-01-2018, 09:14 PM   #218
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Can't see it, what is it?

Apparently the Flames reached out to Steve Mason. Don't think I believe it, but he can't be any worse...
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Old 11-01-2018, 09:49 PM   #219
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Give Rittich the starter role for awhile and anyone else can be back up except Smith.
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Old 11-01-2018, 10:02 PM   #220
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Would anyone be in favour of trading for a goalie that is currently third in the league with a save percentage of .938 and fifth in the league in goals against with a 2.08? Wait...that's the easiest trade ever because he's sitting on our bench and is our backup! As others have said, it's a small sample size but Rittich has definitely shown enough that their roles need to be reversed and he is the starter and Smith is the back-up. If Rittich shows that he can't handle being the #1 and/or Smith shows he can't handle being the back-up, then we look at a trade.
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