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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think he's likely not as good as his all world stats before Christmas, and not as bad as his stats since the team came back.
Before Xmas Break
.923 in 20 appearances - top ten starter
After Xmas Break
.896 in 14 appearances - bottom tier backup
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We do have to keep in mind that nearly every goalie goes through spurts where it doesn't go their way during season.
Lehner - 887 save percentage in November
Andersen - 903 save percentage in December
Murray - 850 save percentage in November
Price - 886 save percentage in November
Gibson - 822 save percentage so far in February
Rask 904 save percentage in December
Hellybuck - 900 save percentage in November
Rinne has been around .900 each month since December
There are some guys who have been consistent - Bishop, Vasilevskiy month to month, but for the most part goalies go hot and cold.
If Rittich stays in the tank for a couple of more weeks then I will worry.
Those stats above are true - but if you put the same table one week earlier - Rittich would be at a .910 save percentage since the Christmas break.
He's tanked three games in a row which have crushed his stats (dropped 7 points in save percentage) - you can then use small sample sizes to show he's been below average for a month when he was fine for a month and then had 3 bad games in a row.