Could potentially understand the Gillies love if he was actually good in the AHL this year, but he wasn't. 34th in GAA, 22nd in save percentage and way behind Rittich in both columns. He didn't look like a plug in his one NHL game, but he's still a ways away.
And yes - he's been better lately in the AHL, but still only a 915 save percentage since Feb 1 (or Mar 1). If you really want to squint and go for a super small sample size, I guess you could convince yourself based on the .930 save percentage in this last 4 starts.
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