Quote:
Originally Posted by _Q_
I don't understand the appeal of this guy. Has he ever put up remotely decent numbers in his pro or amateur career?
|
Yup, I think so. He was very good in Sweden pre draft and post draft in 2009-2010 in the OHL he had a GAA/Save Percentage of 2.80/0.918 while his back up was 3.24/0.889.
Beyond that his numbers in the AHL and brief stints in the NHL were never a concern. Started off strong this season, went off the rails, got injured. He'll turn 24 this summer so he's a potential long term solution as well. As we've seen though teams need more then one goalie, unless he's a rare elite guy.
Going into camp Hillier/Ramo might be a better duo then Lehner/Ortio but the latter has the potential to play at a higher level IMO. Very rarely did the guys this season ever steal games, it always just "okay" goaltending.
If Lehner is healthy he's an interesting pick up, cost considered of course.