With the Calgary Flames off, we all enjoyed a very Calgary weekend: a gorgeous sunny Saturday and a snowy, blustery Sunday. In-between, we sent the call out for sweet, sweet questions for the mailbag.
Let’s dive in!
It’s still so far out but with Rittich gone what direction might the Flames go regarding a backup? Zagadulin or do they find another older vet via the UFA route?
— Brett (@flamesfan419gm) April 18, 2021
The challenge for the Flames is this: they don’t have a ton of cap space to devote to a backup, and that backup won’t play a ton given Darryl Sutter’s history (and Jacob Markstrom’s, for that matter) of riding his top goalie a ton.