https://public.tableau.com/shared/75...play_count=yes
https://public.tableau.com/shared/NT...play_count=yes
https://public.tableau.com/shared/7X...play_count=yes
Data as of February 10th. So it includes the San Jose game and the Vancouver game.
Since then, Rittich's only game is against Tampa Bay, in which the team didn't show up and he had no chance on almost all of the goals.
And yet, now there is a goalie debate? Seems manufactured to me.
Bingo, all due respect, your analysis is overly simplistic.
Deluxe, all due respect, your analysis is limited by the practicality of counting and analyzing individual events.
However, I can guarantee, that the Flames internal analysis is not similarly limited. They are working with Rittich every day, and are far more in touch with the state of his game (mentally and physically) than we are.
So ultimately as fans, we are now left with a narrative being pushed by the media that there is a goalie controversy. When in fact, there isn't.
David Rittich is the better of the two goalies. It comes down to how the team manages him and gets him to be at his peak for the playoffs.
If I had to make a broad guess, I'm thinking that the Flames are right now doing everything they can to make sure Rittich does not implode like he did last year down the stretch. By managing his games, and allowing him to get the finer points ironed out, he will be back to form in time for the playoffs.