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Originally Posted by BigRed
Not really sure why Hiller is here other than to eat up cap space. We're rebuilding, and Ramo has show himself to be a reasonable starter for a rebuilding team. Do they just want to push him a little?
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I believe most here were in agreement that the best thing for Ortio would be spending a year as the starter with the baby Flames, at least until an injury occurred. I had originally thought they would sign a solid backup (Chad Johnson, for example) for Ramo in Calgary. Why I really like the signing of Hiller is that first of all it creates competition starting right away at training camp, which can only be good for both goalies. I believe (purely based on salaries) that Hiller will start as the 1A guy, but hopefully there is a strong push made by both to be the true #1. The second reason is that now we potentially have a tradeable asset. If both play well, Ramo could be flipped at the deadline for a 3rdish round pick. If Ramo plays spectacularly and Hiller okay, we could re-sign Ramo and trade Hiller either at the deadline or during the offseason. Nothing wrong with an additional decent asset on a not-horrible contract.