The Flames had enviable goaltending stability for almost a decade. Miikka Kiprusoff was the unquestioned starting goaltender from when he arrived in 2003 until he retired after his one rough season in 2013. Between the 05-06 season and the 11-12 season, he played between 70 to 76 regular season games per year. Unreal numbers. He generally did not have much help in the crease, with backup goaltenders like Philip Sauve, Jamie McLennan and Curtis McElhinney failing to provide any significant help to him, although Curtis Joseph had a nice brief run as his backup. Following his retirement, we had the year of Joey MacDonald, Reto Berra and Karri Ramo (not a great year), the season where Jonas Hiller and Karri Ramo worked really well together and helped carry the Flames into the playoffs, and then last year.
The Flames Organization Finally Has Goaltending Depth
