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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
However in all of the talk about the 3 headed goalie monster and how either Hiller or Ramo should be traded, I think the biggest mistake in all of it was signing Ortio to a 1 way in the 2nd year of his contract. It's well known that goalies take much longer to find their form. Ortio was 22 when he signed that 2 year contract. I think management was expecting him to be up with the team full time by the age of 24. I personally thought it was 1 year too early for him. I know fans are in a rush to have him grab the reigns and run with it, but really there is no rush. I don't view our cup-contending window as being open just yet (but on the brink of it) and I think Ortio having yet another year in the AHL would have been good for him.
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I can't believe we have to keep explaining this, but a 1 way contract has nothing to do with him playing in the NHL or AHL, it simply means he gets one salary whether he plays in the NHL or AHL. It means he doesn't make less if he plays in the AHL, that's all.
Ortio is in the NHL because he's no longer waiver-exempt and they risk losing him if they attempt to send him to the AHL on waivers. That's it. It has nothing to do with his contract.
The contract indicates that management feels he's ready for the NHL, as does their unwillingness to send him down. IMO, it's just a matter of time before a space is made for him on the team permanently. I just hope it's done in the next couple of weeks.