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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Rittich has shown no progress whatsoever since the 2017-2018 season.
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What?
2017–18: 16 starts, an 8-6-3 record — 2.92 GAA, 0.904 SP
2018–19: 42 starts, a 27-9-5 record — 2.61 GAA, 0.914 SP, 1 SO
2019–20: 48 starts, a 24-17-6 record — 2.97 GAA, 0.911 SP, 2 SO
There is definitely progress there. Even from his coming-out year last season to this year, while his numbers were down across the board, a 15% increase in his number of starts is itself not insignificant. But I think the question moving forward is two-fold: 1) At 28-years old, how much more potential does Rittich have to continue to improve and become more consistent; 2) how much of slide in his numbers this season was part of that development curve, as opposed to an actual regression?
Rittich is still awfully young for observers to be drawing firm conclusions, and I don't think any meaningful patterns about how he is being coached can be ascertained from the relatively short time he has been a NHL regular.