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Originally Posted by New Era
Nice move of the goal posts. Could Ramo or Berra be the answer? Possibly. Do you think anyone knew Boborovsky was going to become a star goaltender like that? How about Lundqvist? You just never know until you see these guys play. I suspect that Ramo will be a very different player than he was in Tampa. He could turn out to be pretty good if the Flames play some defense in front of him. I think that is the point that matters the most, and not what round the goaltender was drafted in, or whether you want to call him a franchise goaltender or not. If the team plays well in front of the goaltender you can make anyone look good. Even a shlub like Crawford!
The post-Vernon comment made me lol. Mentioned Anderson was a Flames pick. I guess you missed that. I guess you also missed this guy named Kirpusoff that just played for us for the past eight years. Like all teams the Flames had their share of missed opportunities between the pipes and opportunities to pick up guys that could have been good. The thing with goaltenders is they are hit-and-miss regardless of when you draft them and the fit with the team appears to be as important a factor as anything.
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Well, that is one aspect I will find interesting this year... It doesn't matter if we have Brodeur/Roy in their primes this year... Our goalies are going to get lit up. There will be some folks on this board screaming for goalie heads on platters. I plan on tempering expectations a lot for this year at least.
That said, I have a friend who plays in the KHL who has told me on more than one occasion that Ramo is the real deal, so I fully expect him to come in here and look like at least a 1a/1b goalie and will be disappointed if I don't see this.