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Originally Posted by Nelson
This is depressing. I don’t think any of the Flames-drafted-and-developed goalies are close to making an impact at the NHL level. Rittich seems to be good for about 40 games a season. I really wish we knew how he’d perform in the playoffs given a good opportunity (not being put in for 1 period of an elimination game after not having played strong competition for months). But this is definitely a strong point against what I’m saying about acquiring a goalie in FA or by trade.
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I still think Rittich has a lot of untapped potential. At the same age Jacob Markstrom was a 0.500 goalie starting 25–35 games and registering a SP of around 0.912.