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Itse · 02-10-2019, 06:45 PM

About Rittich...

I've been critical of the way the team has handled the goaltending situation all season, and I'm seeing no reason to chance my mind. They're still playing Smith and Rittich like "1A and 1B and we might flip it back any day", which is absolutely ridiculous. Smith gets all the rope, Rittich gets very little, even though there really hasn't been any question at any point who is the better goalie and the goalie we'll need to rely on to make it deep in the playoffs.

Just in general it feels like the team has done everything it can to make goaltending a hot talking point every damned game, which in itself has to be nerve wrecking.

So to me, it's a small wonder Rittich has been able to keep it together as well as he has.

02-10-2019, 06:45 PM	#255
Itse Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Exp:	About Rittich... I've been critical of the way the team has handled the goaltending situation all season, and I'm seeing no reason to chance my mind. They're still playing Smith and Rittich like "1A and 1B and we might flip it back any day", which is absolutely ridiculous. Smith gets all the rope, Rittich gets very little, even though there really hasn't been any question at any point who is the better goalie and the goalie we'll need to rely on to make it deep in the playoffs. Just in general it feels like the team has done everything it can to make goaltending a hot talking point every damned game, which in itself has to be nerve wrecking. So to me, it's a small wonder Rittich has been able to keep it together as well as he has. Last edited by Itse; 02-10-2019 at 06:48 PM.