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Originally Posted by Bingo
Any time you can add a player that can perform at an NHL level for a zero acquisition cost it's a feather in your cap and a good pick up.
UFAs are free in asset terms, but expensive in contract. Or cheap because they've already established their warts to the market.
Undrafted players that become prospects and than playing assets are always astute pickups.
Rittich is 25th in the last two years for NHL goaltenders in terms of five on five GSAA, he's 41st in GSAA all situations.
He's certainly not replacement level, but he may not be a starter.
I think he has the skills, but I wonder a lot about his mental makeup for the position.
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If I remember right, he stumbled alot after the stick flipping incident after the win against edmonton, and all the media blow back from it. I think you might be bang on about the mental aspect. But at the same time, he was lights out before that, and solid as a rock in net, and has a competitive fire. Maybe stability comes with maturity too. Way to early to write him off in my opinion.