Rittich was a nobody until last year. Whereas Poirer was a legit somebody until last year. Poirer is two years younger and has been playing well in the Q since he was 16-17 years old, hence became a 1st round draft pick in the NHL.
Rittich just happened to get an AHL look and struck lightning. For all we know that's the last of it. At least Poirer is a known commodity.
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