I see his play this way too.
Sure he's made some beauty saves, but it doesn't matter if you can't consistently make all the routine ones, and at least at a .900SV% level (which, imo is the level of starting goaltending). He's quite slow at getting up after he's down. Luckily he can cover up the puck with his body well. He's been a tad above average so far and has given them points in 4 of 5, but few of those games were really won on his back. Well maybe the Habs game..
You've got to give Ramo his chance. I don't think our fortunes against San Jose are drastically better with either tender in, but Ramo does have that unknown factor still, and if there's any time to explore it, there's no better time than now. Maybe he has the ability to come out and steal a game for us. If not, then were our chances really that great to begin with? Nothing to lose here.
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