Poor Ramp.
Hopefully Ortio can miraculously re-find his game and steal a few.
should have tried out Poulin. Ortio is headed no where.
should have tried out Poulin. Ortio is headed no where.
Ortio has shown massive potential in the past. If he put's it all together he can still be a very good goalie.
He obviously sucks this year, but it happens to young players. Despite that he still has a 9-9 record. Although, its not unheard of for a player to find their game all of a sudden.
It's also not unheard of for a player to become completely irrelevant despite their potential. Leland Irving being one of them.
Actually, he's headed to Arizona from Stockton.
He's been unimpressive in the AHL and only rarely do average AHLers perform better in the NHL.
This is untrue. There are plenty of examples of "mediocre" AHLer (by stats) performing well in the NHL. Corey Crawford and Pekka Rinne come to immediate mind. There almost isn't a correlation between AHL stats and NHL stats. They're a very different game with much better defense played in the NHL but much better shot-takers, whereas the AHL is helter-skelter but the shot-takers aren't very skilled.
IIRC, weren't Hammond's AHL numbers pretty mediocre before his call-up last year?
He'll have to start a game or two for that to work...
Let's hope he doesn't get a chance. You can count the good games Ortio has had this year on one hand. Poor choice in recalling Ortio, IMO; he has not come close to outplaying Poulin.
There is no mystery, I watch him regularly. He sucks even in the AHL.Why wouldn't you want him to get a chance? At least then it's not a mystery if he still sucks or not.
Why wouldn't you want him to get a chance? At least then it's not a mystery if he still sucks or not.
His NHL numbers are pretty mediocre right now.