[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I believe you are, in fact, wrong about this. I distinctly recall a story a couple years ago about how much Sigalet was pushing for the Flames to sign Rittich and get him over to NA.

That night at O2 Arena in the Czech Republic capital three years ago, Derek MacKinnon was specifically scouting forward Daniel Pribyl, with Sparta Prague playing host to Mida Boleslav BK.

"The final might've been 6-2, 7-2, 6-4,'' recalls the Flames' director of pro personnel. "A high-scoring game where he let in six goals and Sparta might've had an empty-netter to make it seven.

"But there was still something about this guy in net …

"Time-frame wise, we had gone through a boatload of goalies the year before and that year ... so Brad (Treliving) had made a real point that we needed depth at the position organizationally.

"Not just in Calgary. And age-specific.

"So this guy just stood out. Quick laterally. He made a couple of really good saves on breakaways.

"From there, (goaltending coach) Jordan Sigalet took over. He loved his game after seeing tape. Immediately. To the point where you were going: 'Like, really, Jordan?'"

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flam...sk/c-295375058