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Originally Posted by ComixZone
People voting for Rittich...why? Is it contract related? Gillies seemed to have the better pre-season
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Pre-season is merely the warmup to the season and not always the greatest time to evaluate goalies because of the defensive breakdowns. I put a lot more stock in how Rittich and Gillies played last year in the regular season. IMO Rittich was slightly better and because he's slightly more developed I think he overall makes the most sense to keep up.
Gillies because he missed almost a year due to hip surgery still could use at least another half year to a year starting in the minors for his development. Prove he can be an elite AHL starter.
All around I think it makes the most sense to have Rittich backup and Gillies split time with Parsons.