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868904 · 11-16-2018, 12:52 PM

This whole goaltending debacle stems from this management team betting on Gillies and Parsons.

They thought one of them would be ready to be the no. 1 now. They bet wrong. They never had faith in Rittich. They always saw him as the back up. They feel Rittich will just fail when they give him more starts.

They had too much faith in Gillies and therefore went with band-aid solutions like Elliot and Smith.

11-16-2018, 12:52 PM	#240
868904 Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Exp:	This whole goaltending debacle stems from this management team betting on Gillies and Parsons. They thought one of them would be ready to be the no. 1 now. They bet wrong. They never had faith in Rittich. They always saw him as the back up. They feel Rittich will just fail when they give him more starts. They had too much faith in Gillies and therefore went with band-aid solutions like Elliot and Smith. __________________ Calgary Flames, PLEASE GO TO THE NET! AND SHOOT THE PUCK! GENERATING OFFENSE IS NOT DIFFICULT! SKATE HARD, SHOOT HARD, CRASH THE NET HARD!