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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
No, FF PHD, I am not ignoring the fact that both Ramo and Ortio were playing poorly. I am very much aware of that fact. The question is why you two are ignoring the fact that, once given the reins, Ramo's play improved dramatically. Seriously, what is the point of your argument? Are you angry that Hartley chose to change up something that was not working at all? Would you rather he kept doing the exact same things that were part of why we were playing .300 hockey out of some misguided sense of unfairness that a goalie who played poorly in training camp, poorly in the regular season and apparently poorly in practice wasn't getting more ice time?
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I'm reacting to your specific comment that Ramo "earned" his starts while Ortio was not "given" them. I don't think that's accurate since Hartley explicitly said that he was tired of swapping goaltenders and that he was just going to run with Ramo. After that declaration, Ramo stunk it up a few times to merit losing the crease but Hartley wasn't interested. In effect, it was no longer a competition and Ramo was no longer "earning" his consecutive starts; he was given the crease. Hartley ran with him regardless of outcome.
Again, I'm not under the illusion that Ortio was lights out or outplayed anyone. But neither did Ramo. Hartley simply decided to run with Ramo through good and bad. It's his prerogative, and I'm ok with it and I hope the team wins games. But I don't see an objective performance based argument for why Ramo played 11 or 12 straight, regardless of who the backup was.