If you accept Hartley has a really good insight on this, it's a pure rotation, with Hiller having a very slight edge.
It's funny, I like them both but they also have weaknesses that make me nervous., for different reasons.
Hiller lets in short side goals, which I don't think is because he's bad, but rather because of the h-style of post play now advocated by a lot of goalie coaches. They play the odds, plus the ability to move across to cover passes. This leave the top shelf short side open more than before when they just hugged the post. The goals that do make it in look terrible, but goalie coaches seem to accept this as part of playing the percentages. I also think Hiller's glove is a bit weaker.
On the other hand Ramo moves too much for my liking, and slides right out of the crease a lot. I think his rebounds are a tad juicier. And he's a fair bit smaller, and I hate when he crouches to cover the post - there's so much room when he's in the back of the crease.
But right now both are playing quite well. So I'm pretty happy. It's actually better for the Flames if Ramo comes on strong because Hiller nets a better return in a trade IMO, being a non-UFA and more experienced.
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