Any goalie who goes down on his knees for every shot, stays back in the net, stays in one spot after the first shot and slow to get back to the second shot doesn't give a team a lot more winning chances than a goalie like Joey MacDonald. I agree that Ramo makes good saves with one-on-one for the past couple of games, but you have to question his mobility in net when there is more than one shot or deflected shots going towards the net. For the most part in the LA game, the backchecking and the defensive plays in front of him was superb.
Like Giguere, Ramo is a big goalie and he should use his size to his advantage. Giguere was also criticized for his butterfly style and not being a real athletic goalie (like Kipper), but he covered the net well and was quick when he had to be. On the other hand, Ramo goes down a lot, but doesn't cover the upper part of the net well and isn't quick laterally either. This is why I have so much criticism over Ramo than MacDonald.
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