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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
You're trying too hard.
Ortio has played very well for the most part.
What I find amazing is that, with goalies, fans don't seem to consider development. A young forward joins the team, and people forgive mistakes. With a goalie - if he isn't Vesina from day 1, he's a bum.
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It wasn't very hard to post that at all, pretty straight forward. People want Ortio to be the answer so bad they are even willing to pretend that this last stretch of games is Ortio's first shot. The guy has been a below average goalie all year......in the AHL. Tonight isn't just one trip up in a short season, it's a consistent occurance at this level and the level below. I'm not writing Ortio off at all, but he's simply not ready and not at all the uprgrade on Hiller people want to pretend he is right now. He needs a lot more baking not in the NHL. And people want to cut him all sorts of slack and blame our goaltending woes on others when he's just as responsible. All reports suggest the Flames wanted to run with Ortio / Ramo to start the year. He did nothing to help this team in net thus year, from not earning a spot in camp, to sucking in the AHL. I'm willing to be patient with him, but the fan base has been cruel to both Hiller and Ramo this year (and rightfully so) after their play was a hyge contributed to playoff hockey last year, but in the same breath are simply parading out the excuse book for Ortio, when he's arguably been the worst of the three. It's redicilous.