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Originally Posted by shadowlord
Well, they can't protect 2 goalies in the expansion draft, so they may want to get try and something back for Rittich instead of risk losing him for nothing via expansion, or as a UFA.
He's not proven-starting goaltender material yet, but with a decent cap-hit, he's better than a league-minimum backup goalie.
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For what Rittich might return in a trade I would guess that the Flames view his contribution in season as more valuable and worthwhile. The team will win more games than they would with one of the remaining UFA goalies on the market, and that in itself is pretty important.