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Strange Brew · 02-16-2016, 10:06 AM

I have a soft spot for Ramo so would be OK bringing him back as a 1B type goalie as I do think he can be an average NHL starter. But I don't like him enough to be "the guy" so you need someone else good alongside. And that may mean Ramo is priced too high. IDK maybe him and someone each making $3M would work for next year.

I do believe this: We need a goaltending answer that is long term. Hoping that Gillies will develop into a #1 is fine but no way should we count on that. Way too early to tell.

I don't believe in guys like Ward and Howard that are on a downward curve.

Last year Treliving was supposedly in on Talbot and Jones and that's the kind of player we should be looking at. Not really sure who those are this year. Maybe Andersen is worth looking at.

I would not even consider bringing back Hiller or Ortio. Think I like Poulin better to work with Gillies in the AHL.

It's funny. Making the Hamilton trade last summer pretty much killed the chances of getting Talbot or Jones. I was pretty happy with that at the time. But maybe getting a goalie would have been more important for this team.

02-16-2016, 10:06 AM	#43
Strange Brew Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	I have a soft spot for Ramo so would be OK bringing him back as a 1B type goalie as I do think he can be an average NHL starter. But I don't like him enough to be "the guy" so you need someone else good alongside. And that may mean Ramo is priced too high. IDK maybe him and someone each making $3M would work for next year. I do believe this: We need a goaltending answer that is long term. Hoping that Gillies will develop into a #1 is fine but no way should we count on that. Way too early to tell. I don't believe in guys like Ward and Howard that are on a downward curve. Last year Treliving was supposedly in on Talbot and Jones and that's the kind of player we should be looking at. Not really sure who those are this year. Maybe Andersen is worth looking at. I would not even consider bringing back Hiller or Ortio. Think I like Poulin better to work with Gillies in the AHL. It's funny. Making the Hamilton trade last summer pretty much killed the chances of getting Talbot or Jones. I was pretty happy with that at the time. But maybe getting a goalie would have been more important for this team.