FlamesMM: B-
As hard as I try to keep these report cards individualized, like many Flames Joni Ortio fell into an early season rut after having some rough games. He was eventually placed on waivers (and successfully passed through) to go down to Stockton where he put up numbers that were actually worse than his NHL numbers by this season's end. However some of it can be justified by the fact that the AHL is a much more offensively focused league when compared to the NHL. Ortio's first start after his February callup was a 2-1 loss to the Kings where he made 35 saves in a game that the Flames were thoroughly outplayed.