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Originally Posted by Inferno
It always was win and you're in and it was common knowledge all summer that either Hiller or Ramo would be dealt because of Ortio's 1 way contract. It was just a matter of who played better. Hiller did so Ramo was the guy who was sent down. Ramo didn't get the first start of the season because he was declared the starter this season. All three were pretty much playing the same but only one could go in so he picked Ramo.
That working environment was no different than last season. The only one it really sucked for was Ortio because he waited much longer than he should have for a shot.
"All earned, never given"
He shouldn't just be given a string of starts to try and give him confidence. He needs to play well to earn those starts. So far this season he hasn't. I didn't think he played well last night but he wasn't awful either and got the win so he gets another shot.
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It was common knowledge that hiller would be dealt. They didnt sign ramo to a 1yr contract just to trade him before the season started. They signed him to be the starter.
And again...dealt. hiller was to be dealt. Not sent to the minors. Not a 3 goalie clown show. The fact that hiller couldnt be traded...miscalculation by management.
And then to send ramo down after 3 games is an embarrassment. Basically managment made a mistake on assessing the marketability of hiller, panicked when the 3 goalie circus turned into a clown show, and then threw ramo under the minor league bus even though hiller was playing just as bad and the team defence was attrotious.
So we can talk all we want about win and youre in being fair or how the goalies should have the mental fortitude to play well no matter the situation. Or about how good things only happen to good people. Or about how everything should aways be earned.
Or we can assess the situatiom realistically. There are 3 goalies playing poorly. Russel, wideman and gio have all had awful games. Brodie was out. Hamilton is playing terrible. The team is finally turnjng a corner. And our best waybout of this is for Ramo to get hot. And if he needs to be coddled for that to happen then so be it. Only one thing matters: getting wins