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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I take it you'd turn your nose up at Ben Bishop or Devan Dubnyk?
They can block all they want, play on their knees all they want, just keep the puck out. Which is what Hiller did as well as Ramo for large stretches last year.
There's no doubt who's playing better now, though the margin isn't as big as some imagine, especially if you omit Hiller's sick games and Ramo's last two where he finally was solid.
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I would indeed. Just don't like the particular style, is all. And Hiller's particular style causes him to let out plenty of rebounds. If he could absorb some of those, my opinion may be slightly different.
Nevertheless, with the winds of change blowing towards reducing goaltender equipment, I foresee a revival of the "athletic-style" goaltender...I think the Flames should focus their efforts in that direction, going forward.
As for the margin between the two, I agree that it isn't huge. But I think the Flames need to upgrade on Ramo too; the margin between the two we have may be slight, but that's not really saying much.