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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
He had some great games and some mediocre ones. The difference between a good goalie and a bad one isn't how good they look in short stretches because they all can. It's how often they're mediocre that tells you what you need to know
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For me, the biggest reason I think Ortio has an uphill battle to be an NHLer is how badly he's flopped in the AHL, multiple times.
He doesn't seem to have the resiliency to take a bad loss, or a demotion, or a change in team, in stride. When he gets shaken, he seems to just completely fall apart for a little while.
Keeping your glove hand high when you're in the butterfly? That's something that can be drilled into you.
Not turning to mush when you need to redeem yourself? That's probably harder to fix, and something he'll need to prove before anyone offers him a starting gig in the big show.