Here's another point.
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iii) One goaltender who is under contract in 2017-18 or will be a restricted free agent at the expiration of his current contract immediately prior to 2017-18. If the club elects to make a restricted free agent goaltender available in order to meet this requirement, that goaltender must have received his qualifying offer prior to the submission of the club's protected list.
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It doesn't say anything about NHL games played so it seems we could declare any of our RFAs goalies available, such as Rittich, Gillies, McDonald, or Schneider.