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Originally Posted by Flamescuprun2018
Seeing the SV% per game puts things in perspective. The 2 really bad games (<0.800), and 3 subpar games (<0.900) really took a toll on Rittich's SV% and GAA.
In terms of quality starts (QS) Rittich was 18th in the entire league (62.5% of his starts being quality starts). Smith was 30th in quality starts (58.2%) for comparison albeit playing tougher teams.
A good goalie in the NHL has a QS over 60%.
Rittich did fine in his first year with Flames. His "trial by fire" stint as a starter when Smith went down was a terrific learning experience for him.
Expect further growth in his game this year.
If you remove Feb 11-March 11 period when Smith injured. As a backup during season Rittich only had one subpar start right at end of season when things were falling apart for the entire team.
No reason to find a backup goalie. We dont have cap space to spare anyways.
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Thanks. I saw that QS% on hockeyreference.com but I wasn't actually sure how good it was relative to the rest of the league. 18/31 is better than I would have expected.