1 Month Calgary Flames Comment

Joey MacDonald blocked 34 of 35 shots Sunday as the Flames surprised Minnesota with a 4-1 win.

Fresh off signing a new contract with the Flames, MacDonald was the star of the show on this night. Despite the strong outing he's not worth adding in fantasy leagues.

MacDonald is expected to start the remainder of the season with Kipper likely retiring.

MacDonald has been a serviceable backup to Kiprusoff and is being rewarded as such. MacDonald is, however, an unreliable fantasy goaltender.

1 Month Calgary Flames Comment

Joey MacDonald has inked a one-year, one-way contract with the Calgary Flames.

MacDonald will reportedly earn $925,000 in 2013-14. MacDonald provides the Flames with some insurance in case Miikka Kiprusoff decides to retire. If Kiprusoff does retire, then MacDonald will likely split the goaltending duties pretty evenly with one of Calgary's young netminders.

1 Month Calgary Flames Comment

George Johnson of the Calgary Herald thinks that the Flames should re-sign goaltender Joey MacDonald.

MacDonald has been terrific since he was picked up off the waiver wire by the Flames on Feb. 11. He has played extremely well in place of Miikka Kiprusoff who is having a horrible season as MacDonald is 7-7-1 with a 2.91 GAA and a .900 save percentage, much better than Kipper's 6-13-1 record with a 3.61 GAA and a .872 save percentage. With Kiprusoff leaning towards retirement at the end of the season, MacDonald will give the Flames a veteran in net for the young and raw Flames in 2013-14.

1 Month Calgary Flames Comment

Flames goaltender Joey MacDonald stopped 23 shots but allowed four to the Minnesota Wild in a 4-3 loss in Calgary Monday night.

MacDonald had been enjoying his best stretch of the season, stopping 96 of 100 shots while winning his last three starts. He has been playing in place of Miikka Kiprusoff, who has lost his last six games.

MacDonald has started 3 of 4 for the Flames, winning all three. His SV% is 31 pts better than Kipper's but is still probably not worth starting tonight.

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