Unless we hear directly from Rittich, we won't really know exactly how he feels about the Flames signing Markstrom.
Yes, I am sure he is a bit bummed-out from not being the #1, but maybe he can look at the positives as well. He gets to learn from Markstrom now as well, and he knows that Markstrom will not be playing every game, especially with what looks like a condensed schedule. Rittich will most assuredly see a tonne of time in the net. He will also be part of a more exciting team now in terms of how much noise they will be expected to make.
Last year of his contract behind a pretty good team that doesn't give up a lot. That should be a positive for him in free agency next season, especially if his numbers aren't far behind Markstrom's (which I bet they won't be).
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