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Originally Posted by Party Elephant
I went with Ortio. Not gonna write an essay on why, but I think he has to be our top goaltending prospect at this point after showing what he can do in the AHL and his brief NHL stint. Gillies and McDonald have yet to play a pro game and you never really know how a young goaltender's development will go. Ortio is way ahead of both of them in that respect.
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I had Gillies at the top of the list last year, and voted for him in the second round. Ortio impressed the hell out of me with his season, and has probably passed him in my mind. It's a great sign for the Flames to have two such promising goaltending prospects in the system; both of whom look like they could potentially be starters. Perhaps the best thing about the current situation is that both are probably about two–three years away. Gillies is a few years younger, but I think his adjustment to the pro game is likely also to happen a little faster.