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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
That's what I was asking earlier. What games should Ortio have started? Hartley had 3 goalies to go through. Hiller won game 2, so he starts again. List some games.
I guess it's a fair opinion to think a coach is letting him rust, vs. a GM creating a logjam at the position. Regardless of your thoughts of Ramo "stumbling and bumbling" he's been winning games recently.
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Recently Ramo has been playing well but only after he blew it many, many times. Certainly more than Ortio's two measly games.
I don't feel like going back and listing specific games but it is obvious to me that Ramo was given time to find his game while Ortio got iced rather quickly.
There is no log jam at the moment. When Hartley choose to hitch his wagon to Ramo, there was no clear reason why as he was playing like garbage at the time. He played badly for 3-5 games after Ortio's last game too so it wasn't like he was going with the hot hand.
There is no reason to think that had Ortio been afforded the same chance, that he wouldn't of found his game as well. He never got the chance though.
Regardless of how Ramo is playing now, there is no question that the Flames have handled their goalie situation this year as badly as any team I can remember in all my years of watching hockey.
At the end of the year, if/when we miss the playoffs... what was the point? Both Ramo and Hiller will be gone and Ortio will probably be going back to Europe or on some other team. I just don't see the strategy I guess is what I'm saying. Ortio has a chance to be something but Hartley would rather run with guys who will never win anything and are both likely done in the NHL within 1-2 years.