I'll just post what I did in the last thread. 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. We are almost set up front. Our D is elite. One of the last pieces is a top goaltender who can steal us games when needed and give us a chance to win every night. At some point, I think we have 2 goaltenders like that in Ortio and Gillies.
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.