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Originally Posted by LWcrowfoot
It's an assumption but a fair one. No where near ridiculous. When you have to carry the load for a co-worker/teammate/that one partner in a project who sucks, it's straining. Doubt it's any different for an athlete.
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How so is Rittich "carrying the load" for Mike Smith? The schedule the coaches have set seems unaffected by the performance of both goalies.
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Speaking generally it must be nice for a starting goaltender to know his backup is going to carry the load if he falters, if he goes through a rough patch of game. Speaking specifically about the Flames, Rittich doesn't have that. Now if that affects him or not we don't know but that idea shouldn't be dismissed or treated with such derision.
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He doesn't?
Between 23 Nov–9 Dec Rittich was 0-2-1 in four starts and was pulled once. In that two week period Mike Smith rattled off 6 wins posting a 1.59 GAA and a 0.939 SP, and he pitched a shutout. That looks exactly like the sort of support you assume Rittich is pining for.