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Originally Posted by Bleeding Red
Great. Good thing Feaster went all the way to Russia to lure Ramo here as a backup. $2.5 mil to ride the bench, great work if you can get it.
I tought this year was all about letting the young guys play and develop and finding a new #1 goalie.
I think we all agree that Joey MacDonald is not a #1 goalie in this league. Now Ramo is caught up in a catch-22 - Heartley won't play Ramo because the team has more confidence in MacDonald, but the team won't get confidence in Ramo unless he gets to play.
Yes, it is only game 5, but why wait? Are they really thinking "playoffs 2014"? And what happens if they get on a bad streak that starts with MacDonald losing and then Ramo losing and they lose 3-5 games in a row (not inconceivable) - where is the confidence then?
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The only time we see the goaltenders in action is during games. The coaches have a lot more viewing time to draw from to make their decisions. It could be that they are still working on a few things with Ramo to help him re-adjust to NA play.
With a position like goaltending where confidence plays a huge role I don't see any reason to rush Ramo into game action only to see him get lit up and have his confidence take a dive. If MacDonald is still getting 80% of the starts around game 20, then I'll start to be concerned.