Joni Ortio is effectively the Flames' starter. It took a long time to get to this point - he only just started making his first string of multiple starts in a row on Feb. 23 - but it's finally happened. He's started six of the Flames' most recent eight games, and hasn't been half bad during them, even though he only has one win to show for it.
There's been a lot of concern surrounding Ortio all season, though, and it all stemmed from a phenomenon we're once again experiencing: three goalies on the roster. When the season started, it was Karri Ramo, Jonas Hiller, and Ortio; now that we're past the trade deadline, we swap Niklas Backstrom in for Ramo.