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Old 09-25-2015, 09:32 AM   #48
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So are we talking about Oreos? I'm from Asia so I guess I can be Oreo too.
Actually, the term for that is banana. Someone who is yellow on the outside, white on the inside.

The opposite is egger. White on the outside, yellow on the inside.

Either way, complaining about the term Oreo, and quoting urban dictionary is a big failure. Sorry Vulcan.

To get back to the OP's point, yes I do believe Ortio to be a legit #1 down the road. Maybe not this season or next, but Finnish goalies are often late bloomers and really come to their own in their late 20s (Kipper, Rinne to name a few). The fact that he comes from Turku and trained with Kipper is enough to convince me.

This article has been posted before, but I'll post it again in case anybody is in doubt of how a Finnish goaltender comes to fruition. Some great quotes by Ortio in that article as well.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...s-here/357579/

Never ever doubt a Finnish goalie. I would be perfectly content going with 2 Finnish goalies this season and Hiller being the odd man out. And I am a huge Hiller fan.

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