Last season, the Flames backup goaltender, Curtis McElhinney, saw limited action, and the games he did play in were often blowout losses or the second game of a back-to-back situation.
McElhinney's new coach will likely be calling upon him more frequesntly though. Last season as coach of the New Jersey Devils Brent Sutter learned first-hand the need to have multiple 'keepers game-ready, as his No. 1 goalie, Martin Brodeur, went down for the season.
"My expectations this season are obviously to play a few more games, not a set number, but certainly more than I've played in the last year and a half," said McElhinney, who admitted he had no interest in suiting up elsewhere for this season.
"I feel comfortable here, and despite the fact I've played in a limited number of games the last couple of years I still think there's a good opportunity here."
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