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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Ortio got the first start after Hiller's injury. If Ortio hadn't played like a flaming bag of poo in that game, he probably would have got the following start(s).
Also, you are making an assumption that Hartley is going to stop going with Ramo now that Hiller is back. That may well be the case - I expect Hiller to start tomorrow - but we don't know the future yet.
Hartley wanted to play Ortio. But he looked poor against the Isles, then was atrocious against the Habs. I'm not saying Ramo's next start was great - it wasn't - but he still won that game. And Hartley has consistently rewarded a win with another start. That turned out to be the 6-3 loss to Colorado. So while Hartley could have gone back to Ortio at that point, the numbers bear out that he ultimately made the right decision to stick with Ramo for the following games.
Your argument boils down to being upset that Hartley made what was ultimately a good decision to stick with Ramo. And if, as has been suggested, Ortio wasn't practicing well at the same time, then I would argue that the "always earned" mantra was fully in play here.
Honestly, your argument is more one of being upset that Ortio wasn't given anything, which flies in the face of what you are saying.
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I don't even like Ortio. But facts are facts. Ortio sat for close to a month before getting a start. Hartley had a very low threshold to benching him again (two games spread out). The other goalies were playing like flaming bags of poor (as you say) but kept getting starts.