Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Saying Ortio is more proven isn't really a strong point. He had an unimpressive 91.2% in the AHL this year. His NHL save percentage is a horrendous 89.9% overall. That just mean's hes proven that he has been terrible at the NHL level and average at the AHL level. It's like saying Raffi Torres is better than Connor McDavid, because Torres is more proven.
|
You're using pretty much the weakest possible stat based argument.
Here's a few examples of AHL save percentages:
Tuukka Rask .905
Pekka Rinne .904 - .920 - .908
Roberto Luongo .908 - .917
Based on your logic, all those guys "proved" themselves to be
below average AHL goalies.
Corey Crawford might not be an elite goalie, but he's the last guy to win a cup. He played a ton in the AHL, posting decisively unimpressive save percentages ( .898, .909, .907, .920, .909)
(Ortios AHL sv% for his last two seasons are .926 and .912 for those who don't care enough to look it up.)
As for proving something, last season Ortio won 4 of 6 games, one of which was a 36-save shutout against Vancouver, and another a 2-1 OT win against LA (34 SA). Yes, he did have bad games too, but he still absolutely proved that he has the
potential to a very good starter.