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Clock ticking on Calgary's goaltending, and Joni Ortio's future with the Flames

The Flames have three waiver-eligible goaltenders. Something has to give.

If there's one single thing I want you, dear reader, to come out of this article knowing, it's what a one or two-way contract actually means, and why it doesn't matter to you or I, the common fans. Because they don't matter to us at all.

A one-way contract means a player gets the same salary, whether he's in the AHL or NHL. A two-way contract means a player receives a different salary depending on what league he's playing in.

For example, Micheal Ferland has a one-way contract.