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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I do think Hartley wanted to add a little stability into the roster at the start of this month - god knows this team needed some - and it just turned out that Ortio sucked and Ramo's play dramatically improved. That's bad luck for Ortio, but the fact remains that you are upset over the fact that Ramo earned his starts while Ortio was not given them.
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You keep saying this but constantly avoid the fact that after both Ramo and Ortio played poorly, Hartley just decided to run with Ramo. There's little objective evidence that Ramo earned the net in a balanced, head-to-head competition. Ramo's "dramatically improved" play in this run of 11 straight starts includes 5 goals against in the second game in Colorado ("earned" the next start), consecutive losses in Florida ("earned" the next start), and as many weak outings as ostensibly strong ones.
Bob gave Ramo more chances to keep the net, and also announced the net to be his for a stretch regardless of play. We have no idea what Ortio would do if he was given that amount of leeway. In that regard, I think it's pretty dubious to claim Ramo grabbed the net for himself over Ortio. Bob, as is his prerogative, decided to give the net to Ramo. Coach's decision, and I respect it. But let's not pretend that our 6-5 record in that stretch is a demonstration of Ramo earning the 11 straight starts.