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Originally Posted by dammage79
Absolute statement? Sure it is, it has to be. Everything between the two statistically and career wise says so. Hiller is better than Ramo, always has been, thats a fact. No way around it. And since we're talking absolutes here. How about the other side of the coin where for the past 2 months almost everyone around here spoke in absolutes that Hiller was the odd man out. More so than the Hiller side. I piped up last night during the game because it was getting ridiculous about how much a forgone conclusion it was that Ortio was after Hillers job and Not Ramo's.
At the end of the day, the real goaltending battle lies betwen Hiller and Ramo for one spot. The other I am more than confident is Ortio's.
IMO, you want the experience Hiller brings to the table paired with Ortio. Consider it the very dame reasoning they went with the Ramo/Hiller Tandem last year, Because Ramo had to prove himself consistently, and since he didn't Hiller was there eating up the starts. If Ramo was better or the coaches had more faith in Ramo, he'd have gotten more starts.
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Is that why Ramo was drafted into the NHL while Hiller was an unsigned. Hiller might have been better at one point but he sure as hell isn't right now.
Hiller was going to get starts last year, he was going to be the guy who let Ramo ease into the action but instead it went the other way. Hiller had some outstanding games which really made his numbers look better then what they were. He's an inconsistent goalie who doesn't have the quickness or the athletic ability. Once he goes down he stays down.
Here's my theory on 3 in 3 nights:
Ortio goes with AHL D on the road so he can prove himself
Hiller gets stacked D so they can show he can be a decent goalie behind good D
Ramo likely gets much lesser roster tomorrow on the road
To me that looks like getting Ortio and Ramo to play the tough situations and upping whatever value Hiller has.
I agree with you that it's going to be Ortio + Hiller/Ramo but my money's on Ramo.
