12-27-2018, 09:27 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
I met him a week ago at the neighbourhood Safeway. Nice guy.
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Was he buying salt??
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12-27-2018, 09:28 PM
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#22
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All I can get
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Was he buying salt??
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I told him my name was Jordan.
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12-27-2018, 09:31 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
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Rittich
.926 sv% (tie 2nd)
2.22 gaa (2nd)
Gibson (runaway Vezina goalie)
.926 sv%
2.52 gaa
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12-27-2018, 09:33 PM
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#25
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Section 203
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Originally Posted by Leo
shouldnt it be David frickin big save dave rittich?
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The thread title is the Mike Smith of titles.
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Jesus this site these days
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
He just seemed like a very nice person. I loved Squiggy.
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I should probably stop posting at this point
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12-27-2018, 09:43 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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That was as good a Flames goaltending performance as I have seen in some time. If this guy can keep it up he may earn himself some money in an extension.
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12-27-2018, 09:44 PM
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#27
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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He was definately channeling some Kipper tonight.
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12-27-2018, 10:00 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
3 years at 3.5 million
Fair for 1 good year and time to sign another deal after
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I was thinking something like that. Being an RFA, he will be a little lower than other late bloomers like Jones or Talbot.
I wouldn't be surprised if term ends up being the main negotiating point though. He might insist on a 2 year deal to maximize his UFA potential earnings.
As a side note, I liked reading the thread when we first signed him. I would like to know more about the story of how the Flames identified him. It doesn't sound like many NHL teams, if any, were in on him. Rittich mentioned that he knew the Flames were interested, but nothing happened for a long time and he thought they weren't interested anymore. Then they approached him out of the blue and the signing happened very quickly at that point. Rittich acknowledged it was a risk to disrupt him European career to go the AHL to earn an NHL spot in the future, but he didn't expect to go right to the NHL and knew he had to work for it.
Does anyone know if Rittich was ever ranked by any of the major scouting services when he was draft eligible?
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Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 12-27-2018 at 10:03 PM.
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12-27-2018, 10:02 PM
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#30
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: TEXAS!!
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I’d give him a 3 x $2.5m deal, no hesitation.
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12-27-2018, 10:21 PM
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#31
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by Bunk
Rittich
.926 sv% (tie 2nd)
2.22 gaa (2nd)
Gibson (runaway Vezina goalie)
.926 sv%
2.52 gaa
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Rittich has to be in the Vezina conversation now, which is crazy to me as I thought goaltending would be the Flames biggest weakness this year
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12-27-2018, 10:24 PM
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#32
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: victoria
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Rittich has to be in the Vezina conversation now, which is crazy to me as I thought goaltending would be the Flames biggest weakness this year
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I hope your all out buying anti-curse charms and the like to keep Rittich safe for the playoffs!
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12-27-2018, 10:24 PM
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#33
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First Line Centre
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2 years 2.5
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12-27-2018, 10:28 PM
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#34
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by gamesaver
What you guys maybe do not realize is that he has had a starter season already when he played 58 games as he carried a bottom feeder team to the playoffs and first round win in the Czech Extraliga. The role he has now is not new to him. The level of play in the NHL was something he needed to adjust to. Game is much faster and almost everyone can shoot the puck, players are trying it from impossible angles etc. You can see he has figured it out by now.
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David Rittich has never played 58 games in a season.
The hope is that he can continue to build on this excellent first half and cobble together a terrific sophomore year. I'm not sure if he is a "starting goalie" in the NHL, but he sure looks like he will get there. He was fantastic tonight.
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12-27-2018, 10:30 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
David Rittich has never played 58 games in a season.
The hope is that he can continue to build on this excellent first half and cobble together a terrific sophomore year. I'm not sure if he is a "starting goalie" in the NHL, but he sure looks like he will get there. He was fantastic tonight.
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2015-16 in the Czech league he played 48 regular season games and 10 playoff games.
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12-27-2018, 10:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
David Rittich has never played 58 games in a season.
The hope is that he can continue to build on this excellent first half and cobble together a terrific sophomore year. I'm not sure if he is a "starting goalie" in the NHL, but he sure looks like he will get there. He was fantastic tonight.
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Was Kiprusoff the starting goalie when Sutter brought him in?
And started 80 percent of the games for which he was healthy?
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12-27-2018, 10:35 PM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codynw
2015-16 in the Czech league he played 48 regular season games and 10 playoff games.
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Ah, yes. I see.
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12-27-2018, 10:35 PM
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#38
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Was Kiprusoff the starting goalie when Sutter brought him in?
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Does it matter?
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12-27-2018, 10:37 PM
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#39
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Does it matter?
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The help understand your label of Rittich, somewhat.
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12-27-2018, 10:48 PM
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#40
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
The help understand your label of Rittich, somewhat.
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Fine.
It was a long time ago, but from what I recall Kiprusoff was pretty much the Flames's #1 goalie from the time he was traded. He played 39 games that year, but only because he missed a bunch with a collarbone(?) injury. There was ongoing discussion in the summer and all through the lockout whether he could continue to provide the same results over the course of a +60-game workload. The concern was legitimate because there are MANY goalies who burst on to the scene, look like world-beaters, and are never able to maintain that same level of play consistently from one year to the next. David Rittich has a lot to prove yet.
I have continued to maintain that the Flames coaches are reluctant to single out a "starting goalie" for the season. Rittich is playing well, and he has played consistently better than Smith, so I expect he will get a majority of the starts—even if only by a small margin.
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