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Old 02-14-2019, 12:05 PM   #95
gamesaver
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion View Post
Rittich has played terribly. He was bad against Vancouver, he was bad against Tampa. Smith has also played terribly. He's bad against almost everyone.

League-average save percentage this year is lower, yeah, but .810 isn't even close to good, and .901 since November 25 isn't "average," it's below average. I want another goalie as soon as humanly possible because I am no longer convinced in Rittich's ability and definitely not Smith's.
You can always pick the stretch that works best for your goals. This "stretch" of 3 games contains Sharks and Tampa. Yes, Rittich has been worse as of late, but look at the whole picture. He was not bailing out the team's luckluster defensive effort like he did the whole January. How many own goals has T.J. Brodie scored on our goalies this year? Or those beer league level giveaways. It's hard to maintain amazing numbers for the whole regular season playing behind that. Also I felt like Rittich was livid during the Caps game after the break, sitting at that bench for no real reason. I am absolutely not surprised he has regressed after that. Instead of letting him pick it up right where he left off, coaches showed more faith in Smith puck playing than Rittich puck stopping. I am still amazed by the fact Peters thought it's better to start a 88% goalie that can pass over a 92% goalie that makes saves. Especially in that game, knowing our history of slumping after bye week. There was no reason to rest him and we have entered the slump right after, exactly as I said after that game.

The ship needs to be righten before the deadline, or we have to trade for a goalie that actually insipre some confidence in our coaches.

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