My bet is that you will see the best hockey Ramo has to offer this year, which is good news for us. Hiller will push him and he has a contract year to make something happen long term. There's no doubt he has a bit of a 1B contract right now and I'm sure he wants a better contract with whoever wants him. I'm glad that we have 2 legitimate NHL options going into this year, and the last time we had that was only midway through a season with Kipper and Turek.
It also gives the goalie prospects PLENTY of time to develop the right way. I think Ortio at least makes it as a backup in the league, but could be better. I also think Gillies is given at least 3 more years before being given a real shot at the big club.
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