Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2016 - Round 30 Run Off

[Enoch Root]

was just poking at you for fun, but these things don't always come across in type

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

Rittich is not going to beat Elliot, Johnson, Gillies and McDonald this year for a job. Unless there's some serious bad luck, injuries and poor performances in goal, that's where Rittich will end up this season. He'll have to earn a starter job in the lower ranks before even getting a sniff of a backup job in the NHL

I'm not sure of that. Rittich already has a few years of experience playing in a pro league that's a little below the AHL, and did well in the process. I think he's proven he's too good for the ECHL, and he'll have to play his way off the Stockton roster to start the year. Depending on how prospect camp goes, McDonald will probably end up in the ECHL so that he can be a starter, and Rittich can back up Gillies in Stockton.

[MarkGio]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I'm not sure of that. Rittich already has a few years of experience playing in a pro league that's a little below the AHL, and did well in the process. I think he's proven he's too good for the ECHL, and he'll have to play his way off the Stockton roster to start the year. Depending on how prospect camp goes, McDonald will probably end up in the ECHL so that he can be a starter, and Rittich can back up Gillies in Stockton.

And what are the odds that he beats Gillies for the starter role in the AHL. Gillies is one the best goalie prospects in hockey. And if Gillies fails, you would think management would want to test McDonald at the AHL level.

Let's face it. Rittich has a huge mountain to climb, and it's not like he's just starting his career, he's 24 years old.

[StrykerSteve]

Rittich

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

And what are the odds that he beats Gillies for the starter role in the AHL. Gillies is one the best goalie prospects in hockey. And if Gillies fails, you would think management would want to test McDonald at the AHL level.

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

[MarkGio]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

That Rittich is a lesser prospect than Falkovski for reasons of opportunity.