Elliotte Friedman broke the news that Joni Ortio has been placed on waivers today by the Calgary Flames.
Picture it, two goalies, playing tandem, no official starter, and no one is doing an exceptional job. Enter Joni Ortio, a 24 year old Finnish goalie, to serve as backup to the two main goalies.
He is given the golden key and is touted by fans as the saviour of all things good in FlamesLand until, lo and behold, he doesn't do as well as projected either. Yes, I was one of the ones who held him in high regard too.