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Originally Posted by MattyC
I think Hiller's number of starts over Ramo had more to do with Hiller playing than well it did with Ramo playing poorly (also he was injured a couple times I believe). I think most people see them pretty evenly, and that's why Hiller is the one proposed to trade because he has more of a league history and recognizability, and therefore will likely garner more in a trade. If you see them as relatively the same skill-wise, it only makes sense to trade the one that you think will return more.
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Bottom line is that Hiller was a big part of the team having a successful season and IMO you can do too much tweaking for your own good as while I like the addition of Hamilton and Frolik I feel it's important to keep last year's team as much intact as possible as you look at the Avs for instance changing their chemistry letting go of Stastny and bringing in Iginla. I felt the biggest downfall in Sutter's GM history was the Ference/Kobasew trade and then you can look at how the Oilers went downhill after their 2006 run by having to undergo key changes. I just believe when you establish something good you try to not overly tinker with it. If Ramo can't perform adequately in a starter role and Ortio has rookie growing pains this team will have a high chance of disappointing. IMO Hiller's simply the safer bet here.