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Enoch Root · 01-08-2019, 09:34 AM

The problem with signing Rittich to a long term contract now, as many have said, is that we don't yet know what we have. Too risky.

Let's see how he handles the increased workload, and the increased pressure of the playoffs with expectations. If he knocks it out of the park, well that's best case scenario IMO, and I won't mind paying him.

But even if that does happen, he isn't getting Helle-money. If he knocks it totally out of the park, I could see something like $4.5M to $5M for 2 or 3 years. At the most.

01-08-2019, 09:34 AM	#53
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	The problem with signing Rittich to a long term contract now, as many have said, is that we don't yet know what we have. Too risky. Let's see how he handles the increased workload, and the increased pressure of the playoffs with expectations. If he knocks it out of the park, well that's best case scenario IMO, and I won't mind paying him. But even if that does happen, he isn't getting Helle-money. If he knocks it totally out of the park, I could see something like $4.5M to $5M for 2 or 3 years. At the most.