For kicks breaking down Gillies and Rittich's numbers based on difficulty last year. I bring these up because Gillies has had the yips which could either alleviate with games played or be what keeps him from becoming a NHL goaltender.
XSv%
Gillies .891
Rittich .913
So Gillies faced harder situations
SV%
Gillies .891
Rittich .913
More or less in line with what they faced
Differential
Gillies -2.36
Rittich -1.29
Gillies faced harder shots but still underperformed in comparison to Rittich
Save percentages by type
Low Danger
Gillies .958
Rittich .970
Gillies yips
Medium Danger
Gillies .873
Rittich .910
Gillies yips?
High Danger
Gillies .773
Rittich .742
Gillies better on high danger stuff
For comparison points Smith's numbers
XSv% .922
Sv% .927
Diff +.053
LD .985
MD .941
HG .789
All numbers in five on five
To me it all comes down to Gillies settling in or if he can.
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