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Originally Posted by Dajazz
What a surprise, I could have sworn it was Lundqvist we we're waiving.
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No kidding. Did people seriously expect there was a pile of teams looking at Ortio and thinking "Man, I would just LOVE to claim a guy with two meaningful games in half a year - both of which he looked poor in - to be my third stringer, even though he clearly needs #1 playing time that he can't get anywhere in the NHL right now."
Going to the AHL is what Ortio needed from day one. But on day one, the odds of teams claiming him were much different than they are now. The Flames took a calculated risk, and it worked out for the best of both Ortio and the organization.
He will be back too. This year.