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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I am curious to know why you still see potential in Gillies, but have basically concluded that Rittich is an AHL goalie when they are separated in age by only 18 mos.
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Gilles was a star in college and has been a high profile goalie prospect in the NHL. Rittich was a depth AHL signing from the Czech league. 18-months also makes a big difference at this stage, and Gilles is a year behind due to injury. Does that make anything certain. No, but it is relevant since we are talking about potential. Regardless. Does anyone reasonably expect either of these guys to save our season if Smith doesn't play well or is away for an extended period of time?
The message is the same, the Flames need to get better in net but they didn't make any changes to the position and our starter is coming off an injury and is 36. It is a big gamble.
Hopefully Smith plays like he did in the first half, stays relatively healthy, and Rittich can continue to be a strong back-up.