Jason MacIsaac said:
I don't know who the better pro but Schwarz has by far the better skills to work with and has left his country to better himself. Thats dedication.
Those who are Pro-Ranger, can apologize all they want, however, as a non biased fan when it comes to the Rangers, I can speak without predjudice when I say that Montoya had a horrible tournament. This tourney last year made him the 6th overall pick in the draft, at he was chosen, I feel rather foolishly ahead of Schwarz. What makes it worse is that he had an opportunity to show the hockey world that the Rangers made the right move in selecting him, and he failed miserably.
The real question for me, is not that the Rangers should have taken Schwarz, but they should have taken a skilled winger, or a big stud center instead.
For the record I think Schwarz is the better keeper now and will prove it in time in the NHL. The only real problem with him was that being from Europe, there would be longer waiting period for him to get used to the NA way of playing. Well I think he is on the fast track now, seeing as he came over earlier than most Euro goalies. I feel he will be starting for St. Louis within 3 years.