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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Don't forget the quarantine issue. I don't remember if the Canadian teams were able to work out a reduced quarantine for traded players recently but any goalie picked up from the US wouldn't be available right away. So if TO is desperate and the market is limited in Canada maybe Rittich could have fetched an extra late round pick.
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The quarantine was reduced to 7 days, so it’s maybe a one game difference for a backup goalie. And the market to sell Rittich to is limited just the same way. There wasn’t exactly a bidding war.