The Griffins only scored one more goal then us during the regular season, however they allowed 28 less goals then us. The Griffins are very much like the Heat where they rely heavily on goaltending to win games. The Griffins top guys are at 59, 53 and 46 points on the year with the top guy having 31 goals and the guy below him with only 4 (and 49 assists).
Mzarek and Ortio aren't much different either. Both are odd ball goalies where nothing seems to phase them and yet they aren't robotic. We've seen Ortio punch a guy in the face in a scrum because he was all fired up (and claims to like doing it, it pumps him up) and I've seen Mzarek chirp a guy to mess with him during game.
If we are going to go into a goaltending battle, fully knowing Mzarek went all the way last year and a highly decorated goaltender out of the OHL, I still pick Ortio. He seems to know that he needs to put the team on his back most nights and he likes it. I imagine we are going to see some sort of new gear out of Joni that will be both entertaining and terrifying at the same time.
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