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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
...I truly believe that what he needs the most is confidence and trust from Hartley. He plays bad, gets benched. Hiller plays bad, gets another start...
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I think that the coaching staff's handling of Ortio could be related to perceived conditioning and possibly attitude problems in training camp and the early part of the season. Didn't he refuse an AHL conditioning stint at the beginning of the season? It would go a long way to explaining why his leash has looked shorter than Hiller's. Moreover, Ortio seems to have a tendency for slow starts, and I wonder if these factors have contributed significantly to the coaches' confidence in him overall. If this is the case then hopefully he has learned a lot from this season, and ends up having a much better showing in TC next fall than he did this year. If he does, then I would also expect this to translate in a higher level of confidence from the coaching staff.