conundrumed
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I agree with wreckening. Ortio has a ton of positives to take back with him. It isn't his time yet, he can be proud he got 4 huge W's, and gave the guys a great rest. Unless there is an injury, he should be in the A and become even more undeniably a top prospect goalie.
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You might wanna check out Petr Mrazic, their 3rd string starter, and future in net. I wouldn't be cheering too hard for "the monster"'s return if I'm a Wings fan.
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I think I have to side with jj, much to my surprise! From I've watched of our goaltending this year, Hiller is the type of goalie for this team. Nothing against Ramo, I like him as a goalie, but his style isn't cut out for a kinda weak 3-4 and really weak 5-7D. All Ortio did last night was stay in his net. That's the type of goalie that's effective for us. Hiller's had some bad games, but let's face it, he's a veteran goalie that chooses to stay deep in his net with this team. Kudos to Ortio for doing the same. Call it one game and 4 posts all you like, but he did what Hiller does and Ramo doesn't, he stayed in his net. We're surprising with results, much of that credit goes to Hiller methinks. He's stoic back there so we can go and play with confidence. He'd be a good tutor.
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Gotta say I love being wrong, good hard fought team win. Gave up lots of shots, but not huge chances. Backlund is really something, he's been our best player since returning.
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Because the team has elevated our expectations, we have elevated expectations. I guess that's not the worst thing in the world. But the team has to be better than Van in general, not just the goalie. Hiller's our goalie, not an IR call-up. It's his responsibility to win these games. Not Ortio's, not yet.
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For the record, I'm not a fan of starting Ortio on National TV against on of our biggest rivals, not for his 1st game up. If it went well, that would be great, but not great enough to counter the if it goes badly risk. If it weren't on National tv, I freely admit, I'd feel differently.
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Hopefully it's one of those times where it's beneficial to let your goalie play through a rough patch. The "hot hand" philosophy can sometimes be a bad thing when you yank your goalie after a loss. It can play to a goalies psyche to leave the perception that the goals are his fault. Did anyone not see that 6th goal coming? The goalie can't do much when the team is getting hemmed in and don't fight tooth and nail to clear the zone. That was a skater's loss for taking a break upon tying it up. The Panther's look like the Flames of the east, that was a hard-working win for them.
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Hiller has been our goalie this year, can't argue that.
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It reminded me of a line I was told waay back in goalie camp: "If you're not going to use your head and protect your net, take your helmet off, because there's no point in protecting your head"...lol
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Can someone pleeeeaaaase work with Ramo. Gives up the short side for goal #1, Detroit tried it again and almost had another. Gets injured over-commiting into no man's land... I'm growing less supportive watching the same simple mistakes over and over...some call it "unorthodox"...I prefer "mental errors".
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You are too hung up on numbers my friend. well, not really http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20152ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=savePercentageLeaders It'll probably start off that way, but don't be surprised to see Ortio challenge for the starter position in a very short period of time. Even now, I think he would give Ramo a serious run for his money. Give him a little experience next year, he'd be knocking on the door with Hiller in a relatively short period of time. Potentially. Ortio just had another 30 save performance for a .944 in December. http://theahl.com/stats/gamebygame.php?id=4090 And don't be surprised if it's not long before Gillies challenges Ortio too. I prefer to look at a goalie's attributes, and we currently have 2 completely different goalies. I believe far too much is given to "go with the hot hand". Hiller: plays big, stays in his net, not very mobile but relies on staying in front of the puck and absorbs pucks well. Very average at seeing the puck through traffic. Ramo: Sees the puck through traffic very well. Mobile to a fault, over-commits to scrambles leaving the net a yawning cage but relies on reflex and instincts. Glove speeds are about even. With that, goal coaching has to focus on the type of goalie, these 2 are night and day. Overall, due to such a porous 4-7 D, Hiller is likely the better option due to rebound control, but having said that, play your goalie to opponent. If it's a crash the net team, play Hiller. If it's a high skill team, play Ramo. In general. There's a lot of either/or teams, but for the Chi/Minny/LA types, play Hiller. For the T.O./Pens/Van types, play Ramo. Forget the hot hand, play to the style and tempo you expect, learn as you go.
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I think we're in the early goings of measuring Hiller's starts. With Ramo as a solid backup, it allows us to monitor the starts. Maybe TBay was 1 too many, but it was the first time this season they started him consecutively. Just monitor the trends!
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Because you've been pumping his tires all over the board. I watched all of camp and all exhibition live. You simply hit a nerve in me by inflating the flatlined. $750 for a 3rd/4th liner be darned, he still has to be a 3rd/4th liner. We have better options. He's depth, so should be on the farm. For what our D has been able to do, I think it has a ton to do with the confidence we have in our goalies that has everyone heading North a lot more often than in the past, without fear. Another shining example of why you build your team from the net out!
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Whichever way, I think Brodie will be more valuable than Devin Setoguchi, who doesn't deserve to be here. In the least.
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A "tweet" was referenced today on fan960 that Ramo gets the Lightning start. Sorry, I know that's a weak reference with no link...but yeah. I'm digging it. Don't fix what isn't broken!
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That's what camp is for. If Ramo outplays Hiller, he's the starter. Not quite sure why the passion for which goalie gets the starts. Neither is a prospect. Isn't cheering one or the other being a racialist? Ramo's the starter if he plays better than Hiller, why are we doling out the kid gloves for him?
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Huh? Can you reiterate? It reads like you're saying Hiller is no better than a backup? I was staring at Anaheim's logjam at goalie this year thinking, wow, excess excess give us some. It is still quite possible we got the best one for the immediate future. You add in his "down year" last year was still quite respectable over 50 games, including 5 shutouts. Wipe out the true "backups" with <40 games started, Hiller is a bonafide starter in this league. The "down year", I believe, was a lot more about circumstances with the logjam, just like Burke had to unload Bryz because Hiller was requiring his seat. Wasn't long before he earned Giggy's seat.
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I agree. my comment was about G prospects. There's a few goalies out there for backups. Hiller is a starter, a 1A at worst.
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Our goaltending has to be competitive, McDonald solves it, we're done at G prospects. Time to move on in other areas. Backend out. Stability on D is the objective now.
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pheewww
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I don't suppose he also mentioned that our prospect depth at D and RW is almost nil too? We'll be looking to add star power next year or the year after? Call me Captain Obvious...
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That's good news. It needs to happen. Kiprusoff spoiled us into not treating our G spot, errrr position, with greater urgency.
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The problem is, you can say that about any position. It's mgmt's call, it's their job to keep the team competitive. If they think JMac's good enough, I won't argue. But if the think they can upgrade the position via FA, I'd agree. And maybe ff can turn my head around, but I am not an Emery fan. Inconsistency is my issue with him, and I believe that issue comes from attitude.
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While I agree with you DD, it's still something that can be improved for little increased cost. I don't understand why we rely on Ramo, Ortio and Gillies will be the answer to keep JMac. If that plan backfires we will be nowhere and desperate, why not improve on JMac now, if only just as an insurance policy? Who was the last NHL goalie we acquired from an NHL team? What, exactly, are we afraid of is my question? We suck at addressing goaltending the old-fashioned way is all I can think. Hopefully our new GM is asking those questions. There is never a sense of urgency, like goalies are a dime/dozen. Best goalie not in the NHL etc etc. Honestly, our goalies are still at the prospect stage, yet we act like it's not an issue.
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Dubnyk is a giant of a goalie, but it's still about playing the position. Being tall, his rebound control is in doubt, his side to side movement is suspect. Not to mention his 5 hole. I've gotta go with no on Dubnyk. He's been around long enough to prove he should stick. He hasn't done that.
