Furthermore, when the team was unable to trade the Swiss goaltender at the trade deadline, he suddenly became a bit of a dead weight and needs to be dropped.
People may argue that you can’t drop him because he’s on $4.5 million a year per GeneralFanager.com, but fact is he’s headed to unrestricted free agency and I don’t necessarily think it’d be wise of the Calgary Flames to renew him.
The team has, with the injury to Karri Ramo, a decent young goaltender available to them in Joni Ortio. Granted, his performances for the Calgary Flames thus far don’t fill you with 100% confidence, but give him some time.