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Originally Posted by Textcritic
You could be right, but I think it is presumptuous to guess about how he might respond. Rittich is still pretty young, and there are plenty of starting goalies—like Markstrom; like Kuemper—who struggled mightily with inconsistency when they were Rittich's age.
I continue to believe that he is a worthwhile investment to keep developing.
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It's not presumptuous to guess how we will respond. We watch the games, see the body language and have occasional insights into his personality.
"Guessing" as to how players will perform going forward is pretty much what fans are going to want to do. I think that's what you're doing in expressing positivity that he will continue to progress.
Markstrom and Kuemper may be relevant comparisons but both were playing NHL games at a much younger age than Rittich so I'd expect to see different progression. During their 27 year old seasons, both seemed to be on an upward trajectory on some not so good teams. I wasn't aware they struggled mightily with consistency at that point.
What the flames do with Rittich is one of the more interesting parts of the off season. As I've said before, he doesn't syet eem to have the mental make-up you'd like in a backup.