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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Rittich? That's an experiment I'm not willing to try unless there's an injury. Between Elliott and Johnson we've received mostly solid NHL goaltending, and both of those guys are used to NHL rinks. Rittich is playing his first pro season in N.A. and has good numbers in Stockton in 18 games despite adjusting to the angles of a smaller rink, but that's not enough reason to dump one of our current NHL goalies just to give him a shot. Ortio had a .893 Sv% and a 3.36 GAA in Stockton last year without the atrocious Hartley system, and they STILL gave him a ton of games down the stretch to show what he could do. The Flames didn't give him a contract and neither did any other NHL team, so I think that's a pretty poor example.
I'm not convinced by your arguments, and you failed to adequately address any of mine. I stand by what I said, young players are getting opportunities on this team, but most of them just aren't good enough for the NHL...at least not yet. Like it or not, the veterans are still better than any of the farm hands this season.
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Aren't you the guy who started a thread a few weeks ago and said you'd like Rittich to get called up and get a chance? What's changed since then?