Back to the NHL Newsfeed

Calgary Flames: The Goaltending Situation, Is Holtby An Option?

On July 1st, both Flames net-minders, Mike Smith and David Rittich are free agents. Smith is an un-restricted free agent and Rittich is a restricted free agent.

Goaltending in Calgary wasn’t great at times last season. Each goaltender had their moments, but neither were stable or trustworthy. Smith ended the season with a 2.73 Goals Against Average (GAA) and a Save Percentage (SV%) of .898. On the other hand, Rittich fared a bit better, but still struggled at times. Rittch posted a 2.61 GAA and a .911 SV%.

If you look at the advanced stats, in the visual below (Created by Tyler Kelley of Puck77 and Pucks & Pitchforks, Data From CorsicaHockey.