My favorite thing about Rittich is his consistency. He has let in more that three goals only twice this season, and has only been pulled once, and I feel that's very descriptive of his game. Some goalies will have more shutouts and highlight saves, but there's few better at just stopping enough basic shots night in and night out.
He will lose us a game at some point because even the best have bad nights, but overall I'd argue he's among the most consistent goalies in the league.
This is also why I think he's got an excellent chance to be exactly the long term starter we want: someone with a relatively low cap that will even allow us to sign a 1B if we can get one, and someone who can give us a chance every game and every year.
Not a Lundqvist or a Kipper but more of a Crawford. Good Enough Goalie.
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