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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I thought Rittich was fine, but yesterday's game got me to thinking about a theory of Flames Saddledome goaltending struggles that has been floated a few times. Do our goalies struggle with high levels of inactivity between plays? Last night the Flames pretty much owned the offensive zone—as they have been want to do for a lot of games this year, and quite frequently on home ice. Is it difficult for the Flames goalies to maintain a level of competitiveness when they are not getting many touches?
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It is possible I suppose. They'd need to have a certain level of ADHD to not stay into the flow of the game though.
I know Smith for sure is a guy that rolls best with a high volume of shots thrown his way. Maybe Rittich is a guy that can have a nap for stretches and still b ready to go in an instant.
I think Niemi was that guy for CHI when they won their first. Came up big with a low volume of shots thrown at him.