Proposal: Will Flames trade for a good goalie?

[Kakko Schmakko]

Georgiev + Lettieri for 1st rounder + salary dump like Frolik

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[lawrence]

I don’t think he was the problem but won’t be surprised if flames are opened to it.

 

[rotiman187]

Goaltending wasn't the issue for the Flames in the playoffs.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Goaltending wasn't the issue for the Flames in the playoffs.

I think it clearly was, even the announcers said it was their weakest link that everybody was worried about.

 

[CapnZin]

I think it clearly was, even the announcers said it was their weakest link that everybody was worried about.

Really? I heard something different. Pretty sure the announcers said that Smith played well and his team let him down

 

[howboutahug]

Varlamov will likely be available

 

[Zybalto]

Smith was arguably their best player.

Did you watch any of the games?

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Really? I heard something different. Pretty sure the announcers said that Smith played well and his team let him down

he played well in the 1st game, I'll give him that. In any case he is 37 and a UFA and they will not re-sign him.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

I think it clearly was, even the announcers said it was their weakest link that everybody was worried about.

Smith was clearly the Flames MVP

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Smith was arguably their best player.

Did you watch any of the games?

He faced almost 150 shots in the last 3 games of the series and didn’t shit himself - it’s not arguable.

 

[MonyontheMoney]

As for the trade, it’s a no for me. Georgiev is unproven and I wouldn’t be anymore comfortable with a Rittich/Georgiev tandem than I was to start this season with Rittich/Smith.

I also have a hard time calling Frolik a cap dump. Flames fans love him, and if it weren’t for his agents comments, I don’t think I’d be expecting him to be moved. 4.3 isn’t great, but it’s only one more year and he put up 34 in 65 this season. I would think he’d still have some sort of value to a team

 

[rotiman187]

I think it clearly was, even the announcers said it was their weakest link that everybody was worried about.

When the other teams putting up 50+ shots on you in back to back games I would look at the team playing in front of the net minder.

 

[crazyfisherman]

A 23 year old unprove goalie qualifies as good enough for a 1st now?

 

[Beerfish]

I thought the Flames would lose in the playoffs due to their goaltender. As it was the only reason they were not swept and totally outclassed was due to their goaltending.

And it hurts me to say Smith was good.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Sign Bobrovsky and Panarin as well.

 

[viper0220]

The Flames need goaltending going forward, yes smith was good in that playoffs. But going forward, the Flames need goal tending, Smith will be 38 years old and you never know about his groin.

 

[Turning Mangiapanese]

Switch the salary dump to Michael Stone* and I'm sort of interested. It's admittedly a bit of a gamble for the Flames. Ideally we'd acquire someone with more experience but the market and salary cap being what they are I could see this happening.
Smith was a warrior in the playoffs but I'm not sure if he even wants to come back. And for the majority of the season he was indeed super bad.

* While Frolik has a bigger cap hit I think he has actual trade value while Stone has none.

edit: Just noticed that Georgiev played for Kipper's old team in Finland, TPS Turku. This is meant to be.

 

[Dr Quincy]

A 23 year old unprove goalie qualifies as good enough for a 1st now?

Unproven backups have garnered 1sts before. The fact he's 23 should be a plus. Better than giving up a 1st for a 27 year old unproven goalie.

 

[crazyfisherman]

Unproven backups have garnered 1sts before. The fact he's 23 should be a plus. Better than giving up a 1st for a 27 year old unproven goalie.

Theres unproven and then theres a guy with 43 career games. No one will pay a first for that, if i want potential ill take knight

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I think it clearly was, even the announcers said it was their weakest link that everybody was worried about.

I admittedly did not watch nearly all of that series, but every portion I did watch I saw the Flames getting outplayed in all three zones.

It’s cheapening the situation to call it a goaltending problem.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Smith-Rittich seems like a perfectly solid goaltending tandem, I don't see how goaltending is a problem in Calgary.

 

[Hunter368]

Goaltending wasn’t the issue....was the least of the Flames issues TBH.

 

[Dr Quincy]

Theres unproven and then theres a guy with 43 career games. No one will pay a first for that, if i want potential ill take knight

Are you sure about that?

Martin Jones (ice hockey) - Wikipedia

 

[crazyfisherman]

Are you sure about that?

Martin Jones (ice hockey) - Wikipedia

Fair play haha. Oh well, that was a dumb deal then and i still think ita dumb now lol

 

[Langdon Alger]

Number one guys are hard to find. Maybe they can find a good goalie to share the duties with Rittich. Assuming they don’t bring Smith back.