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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
This is the second time you've said this. Instead of taking his starts from years ago into the equation why don't we look at what he's done lately.
Last season in his 6 games in the NHL he was excellent.
His last 2 seasons in the AHL his SV% were 9.912 and .926, and he was easily the team's best player last season.
He's obviously trending upwards. He hasn't been terrible in the NHL - at all.
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How is Ortio obviously trending upwards when his AHL stats were a lot lower this year than last year? His AHL stats went from good to mediocre. The NHL sample size from this year was small (smaller than the previous season).
Leeland Irving: 16 games in the NHL and 90.2%. This was not good enough, so the Flames cut ties with him. He was about the same age as Ortio is now.
Joni Ortio: 15 games in the NHL and 89.9% Leeland Irving was often stated to be among the best on the Abbotsford Heat.
In terms of Jon Gillies, you can look at what he did in the USHL years ago (which was good), or you can look at what he has done in the past 3 years (which is utterly outstanding).
I just think that it's ridiculous to rate Ortio higher than Gillies. Just look at the stats/championship record and it's not even a comparison.