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Originally Posted by Draug
A tiny bit tongue-in-cheek, but not entirely.
I couldn't think of any cost points off the top of my head.... I would not count bad team performances against SJ or TOR as costing points...
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Do you mean TB on 12 Feb and Tor on 4 Mar? The team certainly did him no favours in either game, but Rittich shares the blame for the outcome in both.
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Maybe the one game where he got yanked after 2 quick goals? But he may have shut the door had he not been pulled.
How many has he cost?
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Rittich was primarily to blame for the SJ home loss, but I also hold him culpable for poor performances on 28 Nov v. Dallas, 29 Dec v. Van, and 16 Jan v. Buffalo. He was also not great on 9 Feb @ Van. Those are all games the Flames should have won, and they lost in large part because Rittich was not good enough.
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To me, Rittich should be the clear number 1. He should get all the rope. It isn't without risk, as he's unproven, but he has earned it with his body of work through the whole season.
I know I am confident about saves being made when he's in net.....
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I agree on all points, but I see no reason why Rittich should not be held accountable for games in which he has not played as well as he should have. Every goalie is going to cost his team points with bad performances.