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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Has Rittich proven he is a true #1 though? What if he turns out to be just a good backup? I know finding goalies is hard, but if the opportunity came to spend cash to get a true, proven #1 Surly that's more important than a backup winger, no?
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A true #1 starter costs you more than a backup winger. Also, "proven starters" falter all the time. Also, are Monahan and Gaudreau proven playoff performers? Is Lindholm? Is Tkachuk? Do you acquire players to replace them too, just in case?
You can't have contingency plans for everything. I think we're at a point where we need to roll the dice with Rittich. And frankly I'd rather see them roll the dice with this roster in general than spend any more of our future.
Like Conroy said, we need to see what we have here.