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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I think he can be an NHL goalie.
I don't think he got a fair shake under Bob. He simply got a shake.
It was an odd experiment and none of the three goalies responded, save Ramo to a degree. I don't think it was realistic to expect Ortio to continue developing as a backup while the two top goalies were struggling like mad.
If Ortio was the backup behind Elliot for instance, I bet that by age 26 he could be a regular backup in the NHL.
Tough break for him and I wish him the best.
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I don't think you can accuse Hartley of not giving him a fair shake. He got considerably more starts than Leland Irving ever got and the fact zero NHL teams offered him a one-way deal is pretty telling that the rest of the league wasn't overly impressed with his abilities.