I like keeping Rittich. When we last had a bona fide starter (Kipper), we never had a backup, and this led to playing Kipper 70+ games every year. It's a recipe for burning out your goaltender come playoff time.
Keeping a 1B guy like Rittich around means you can play Markstrom for 55-60 games while still having a very good chance to win for the other 25 games.
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