[QUOTE=Huntingwhale;5295887]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.
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The guys coming up are just that I think.
I agree with your comments about style. I must say, though, Ramo's style scares the hell out of me when he slides way out of the net (twice at least last night).
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