The Calgary Flames had troubles in net last year. Heck, they’ve had troubles in net dating back to the departure of Miikka Kiprusoff years ago. This season, they solved a problem by acquiring Mike Smith – who’s been a superb starter.
New backup Eddie Lack has been decided less good. Seemingly in response to Lack’s shakiness in goal, the Flames has placed him on the waiver wire.
Lack (CAL) on waivers
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 23, 2017
Lack, 29, came to the Flames in a weirdly complex trade with Carolina over the summer: the Hurricanes got ECHLer Keegan Kanzig and a 2019 sixth round pick while the Flames netted Lack (with half his salary retained by Carolina), Ryan Murphy and a 2019 seventh round pick.