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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Neither Ramo no Ortio was "the problem" last year, just like Elliott isn't "the problem" this year. No, none of them were "the solution" the way Johnson has been, but anyone pretending goaltending with the exception of Jonas Hiller was the problem wasn't paying attention.
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I was thinking this, but it's a bit of column A and a bit of column B with the Flames defence and goalies. The bad play of one derails the other, and it becomes a back and forth cycle of demoralization.
All of Elliot, Ramo, and Hiller habitually let in stinkers. Yes, the team in front of them was playing like crap defensively, but that doesn't excuse the poor goaltending. So much of goaltending is mental and it's the worst position to play IMO. You're expected to detach yourself mentally from what's going on in front of you and just play consistently, which is something that Elliott, Ramo, and Hiller just didn't do for the Flames.
The best example of detachment was Kipper. He almost always played great no matter how bad the team in front was. He didn't let goals against shake him. He just did the classic Kipper, lift up the helmet, drink water, and reset. It was very interesting how every time a goal was scored on Kipper, he pulled up his helmet and exposed his face to the players and the spectators. He always had a look of annoyance but never defeat.