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Originally Posted by Flame On
And isn't able to get a competent backup, leading to the burning out of that successful asset he did acquire.
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Except for the first guy to lead this team (at least in gp...) to consecutive playoff appearances since Kipper...
I don't think Rittich has the best temperment to be a backup, but I also think it's a sign of this team being bad/desperate that they already feel the need to ride Markstrom, who coincidentally played his best hockey when deployed in a platoon and doesn't have a history that suggest he should start >80% of a team's games.
One thing we do know is that goaltending hasn't been the primary issue holding this team back in the playoffs (nor this season).