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Huntingwhale · 05-11-2015, 09:05 AM

Good question because both goalies play a completely different style, yet put up similar numbers.

Hiller is the kind of goalie that plays deep in his net. He's a blocker, not a shot absorber. Reminds me a lot of Giguere. Many more rebounds, often makes the first save and due to his style of playing deep, he has his eye on the back door play. Can usually stop those type of passes.

Ramo is much more aggressive. Plays far out of his net and has better rebound control. More atheletic and plays the Finnish style of absoring rebounds and deflecting them to corners. Plays aggressive and out of the paint, so if you get him moving side to side you can score on him. I wouldn't say he reminds me of Kipper. More like a Niemi.

Both guys are prone to the occasional weak goal. I found Ramo to be more likely to steal a game. It depends on what kind of style the team wants to play. This year we saw a style that saw the Flames collapse down and block the passing/shooting lanes. I personally think if Hartley wants the team to play that way, Ramo suits that style much more. I found Ramo to fight through traffic more often, rather then Hiller who was more of a get in position type guy and hope it hits you. If only we had a hybrid goalie who could blend both their styles.

My vote is to keep Ramo, but I certainly wouldn't fault Treliving if he went with Hiller. Goaltending was solid, but not super spectacular all year. A lot better then I thought it would be. I really like the 1A/1B tandem and it worked good for us. If one guy was starting to slip, the other guy came in and usually stabilized the net until the cycle continued. I loved how goaltending was never really a weakness at any point. You could always count on the other guy coming in and giving the team a chance to win.

I'll be honest, I don't like the fact that Ortio has a 1-way contract next season. I think he will be a good #1, but he's not there yet. He's had good streaks in the NHL, but he's one of those guy I think we benefit from ''over-ripening'' in the AHL. I would personally prefer to see Hiller and Ramo back together next season and Ortio make the bigs in the 2016-2017 season.

However that would mean Ramo signing a 1 year contract, and I certainly wouldn't fault him for wanting to cash in. This might be his only chance to do so, and he deserves it.

05-11-2015, 09:05 AM	#77
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	Good question because both goalies play a completely different style, yet put up similar numbers. Hiller is the kind of goalie that plays deep in his net. He's a blocker, not a shot absorber. Reminds me a lot of Giguere. Many more rebounds, often makes the first save and due to his style of playing deep, he has his eye on the back door play. Can usually stop those type of passes. Ramo is much more aggressive. Plays far out of his net and has better rebound control. More atheletic and plays the Finnish style of absoring rebounds and deflecting them to corners. Plays aggressive and out of the paint, so if you get him moving side to side you can score on him. I wouldn't say he reminds me of Kipper. More like a Niemi. Both guys are prone to the occasional weak goal. I found Ramo to be more likely to steal a game. It depends on what kind of style the team wants to play. This year we saw a style that saw the Flames collapse down and block the passing/shooting lanes. I personally think if Hartley wants the team to play that way, Ramo suits that style much more. I found Ramo to fight through traffic more often, rather then Hiller who was more of a get in position type guy and hope it hits you. If only we had a hybrid goalie who could blend both their styles. My vote is to keep Ramo, but I certainly wouldn't fault Treliving if he went with Hiller. Goaltending was solid, but not super spectacular all year. A lot better then I thought it would be. I really like the 1A/1B tandem and it worked good for us. If one guy was starting to slip, the other guy came in and usually stabilized the net until the cycle continued. I loved how goaltending was never really a weakness at any point. You could always count on the other guy coming in and giving the team a chance to win. I'll be honest, I don't like the fact that Ortio has a 1-way contract next season. I think he will be a good #1, but he's not there yet. He's had good streaks in the NHL, but he's one of those guy I think we benefit from ''over-ripening'' in the AHL. I would personally prefer to see Hiller and Ramo back together next season and Ortio make the bigs in the 2016-2017 season. However that would mean Ramo signing a 1 year contract, and I certainly wouldn't fault him for wanting to cash in. This might be his only chance to do so, and he deserves it.