I think Rittich's deal is really hard. There are countless examples (Kipper, Holtby etc.) where locking them in early, could have saved a boat load of money. However, for every one of those, there are many more Hamburglers. Could you imagine being stuck with a 4 x $4M of Andrew Hammond. There are signs that Rittich is the real deal, but there are a number of hoops he still needs to jump through to be paid like a proven starter. Success under playoff pressure would be one of those.
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