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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Honestly the more I look at it the more I wonder if Kuemper is head and shoulders better than Rittich when I look at each of their last three seasons.

I showed the 5v5 numbers above and they are pretty close.

The biggest difference seems to be that Kuemper has been light out on the PK.

Here is the PK comparison for Rittich vs Kuemper in that time.

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Goalie A:

GP: 78
GAA: 2.27
SV%: .921
GSAA: -9.36

HDSV%: .819
MDSV%: .902
LDSV%: .972

Goalie B:

GP: 114
GAA: 2.39
SV%: .920
GSAA: 4.64

HDSV%: .834
MDSV%: .918
LDSV%: .962

And just for reference here was the 5v5 comparison:

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Kuemper:

GP: 94
GAA: 2.25
SV%: .926
GSAA: 4.84

HDSV: .832
MDSV: .915
LDSV: .975

Rittich:

GP: 114
GAA: 2.39
SV%: .920
GSAA: 4.64

HDSV%: .834
MDSV%: .918
LDSV%: .962

I like the idea of a Rittich and Kuemper tandem. It takes some pressure off Rittich, and gives us strong depth. With a condensed schedule, and with the fact everything is tandems now (even if you have a 7M goalie), I think Kuemper and Rittich would be fantastic.