[Signing] Preds sign David Rittich (1 yr, $1.25 mil)

[Locke]

Originally Posted by activeStick

A solid human. Hope he uses this opportunity to further cement his place in the league as a regular.

Ditto. Best I can say.

Love the guy, but he still has a lot to prove.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

####.....why didn't we bring him back.

maybe it came down to the goalie coaches.

[868904]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

####.....why didn't we bring him back.

He probably wanted to compete for the number 1 job.

I'm sure the Flames would have brought him back at that price.

[Mattman]

Atleast it's not in the Pacific. Best of luck Ritter and take care of him Nashville.

[MrMike]

I really enjoyed him and his time here, but I’m glad we have moved on.
Now ask me that again depending on who we sign.

[Erick Estrada]

Seems like a great guy and capable goaltender that has issues putting bad games behind him. When things go bad for him it snowballs. Maybe under less pressure in a non-Canadian market it will be easier for him to maintain his confidence.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Does Nashville still have the same goalie coach as years past?
They could really turn him into something if you reduce the lows of his lows. When he's on, he can be a great goalie.

[CSharp]

So, is Tre gonna kick himself again for not picking up a free agent that he could've signed for $1.25M with a known record but went out and traded for an relatively unknown prospect? He could've actually did both and secured the net position in event that Vlador doesn't work out in the short term and put him in the farm until he's ready. Sometimes I wonder if he's zoned into a few select player and then forgets what's available on the market. Guess Sutter's counting 100% on Markstrom, but we've seen how bad the backup situation is with the Flames when Kipper wasn't in net. Rittich IS the alternate goalie, not just a backup. For $1.25M for one year, Preds got a heck of a deal!

[868904]

Originally Posted by CSharp

So, is Tre gonna kick himself again for not picking up a free agent that he could've signed for $1.25M with a known record but went out and traded for an relatively unknown prospect? He could've actually did both and secured the net position in event that Vlador doesn't work out in the short term and put him in the farm until he's ready. Sometimes I wonder if he's zoned into a few select player and then forgets what's available on the market. Guess Sutter's counting 100% on Markstrom, but we've seen how bad the backup situation is with the Flames when Kipper wasn't in net. Rittich IS the alternate goalie, not just a backup. For $1.25M for one year, Preds got a heck of a deal!

Can you ask yourself why Ritttich would sign here?

When he can battle for the number 1 in Nashville and play at least 30 games?

I get the bashing Treliving is cool now, but not everything is his fault.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by CSharp

So, is Tre gonna kick himself again for not picking up a free agent that he could've signed for $1.25M with a known record but went out and traded for an relatively unknown prospect? He could've actually did both and secured the net position in event that Vlador doesn't work out in the short term and put him in the farm until he's ready. Sometimes I wonder if he's zoned into a few select player and then forgets what's available on the market. Guess Sutter's counting 100% on Markstrom, but we've seen how bad the backup situation is with the Flames when Kipper wasn't in net. Rittich IS the alternate goalie, not just a backup. For $1.25M for one year, Preds got a heck of a deal!

He's just relatively unknown to you, but that doesn't make him relatively unknown. Vladar would also need to clear waivers to be sent to the farm, and Boston was confident he wouldn't clear, which is the only reason he was traded.

I think the opposite is likely true, where sometimes it is the fans that have a limited view of what's on the market. Trading for a younger goaltender with good stats and a ton of potential for the backup role makes more sense than signing a player who did not excel in the backup role, and that's assuming Rittich wanted to come back in the first place.

[bax]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

He's just relatively unknown to you, but that doesn't make him relatively unknown. Vladar would also need to clear waivers to be sent to the farm, and Boston was confident he wouldn't clear, which is the only reason he was traded.

I think the opposite is likely true, where sometimes it is the fans that have a limited view of what's on the market. Trading for a younger goaltender with good stats and a ton of potential for the backup role makes more sense than signing a player who did not excel in the backup role, and that's assuming Rittich wanted to come back in the first place.

Exactly.

Some posters want to hate Treliving so much that they don’t even put any thought behind their criticisms.

Why on earth would Rittich sign back here?

Vladar literally can’t be sent to the farm without a high chance of losing him.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by CSharp

So, is Tre gonna kick himself again for not picking up a free agent that he could've signed for $1.25M with a known record but went out and traded for an relatively unknown prospect? He could've actually did both and secured the net position in event that Vlador doesn't work out in the short term and put him in the farm until he's ready. Sometimes I wonder if he's zoned into a few select player and then forgets what's available on the market. Guess Sutter's counting 100% on Markstrom, but we've seen how bad the backup situation is with the Flames when Kipper wasn't in net. Rittich IS the alternate goalie, not just a backup. For $1.25M for one year, Preds got a heck of a deal!

Why would BSD come back to a team who played Markstrom back to back nights his first 2 games coming off an injury?

[lazypucker]

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So Rittich is slated to be #1 or Saros is?

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

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So Rittich is slated to be #1 or Saros is?

Saros according to Poile, but they like Rittich because he they view him as having had stints as the #1 and know he can play a lot

[Flamesfan05]

Sutter is going to ride Markstrom until he dropped. That’s how he operates

The back up is going to get fat eating a lot of popcorn

Rittich wouldn’t sign up for that

He wants to be a starter but his time is running out

Nashville is a good spot . Saros is flaky.

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by 868904

Can you ask yourself why Ritttich would sign here?

When he can battle for the number 1 in Nashville and play at least 30 games?

I get the bashing Treliving is cool now, but not everything is his fault.

I actually haven't been bashing Tre as hard as some, but there's starting to be a pattern where he's missed some good signings based on what he's done for the past few seasons, especially for overpayment on goalies. Yeah, I can understand why Rittich may not want to sign with the Flames because Markstrom IS the number one goalie - based on how much he's paid. But who's fault is that?

[CSharp]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Sutter is going to ride Markstrom until he dropped. That’s how he operates

The back up is going to get fat eating a lot of popcorn

Rittich wouldn’t sign up for that

He wants to be a starter but his time is running out

Nashville is a good spot . Saros is flaky.

Both are good if they're not overplayed and get hurt. I also think Rittich's issue was also a reflection of the Flames issues when they get trapped into playing in their own zones too much.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by CSharp

Both are good if they're not overplayed and get hurt. I also think Rittich's issue was also a reflection of the Flames issues when they get trapped into playing in their own zones too much.

Yeah, Rittich can be good but he can’t carry the #1 load

With luck he can have a career like Brian Elliot or McBackup

He is a very likable guy so he’ll get some chances

[868904]

Originally Posted by CSharp

I actually haven't been bashing Tre as hard as some, but there's starting to be a pattern where he's missed some good signings based on what he's done for the past few seasons, especially for overpayment on goalies. Yeah, I can understand why Rittich may not want to sign with the Flames because Markstrom IS the number one goalie - based on how much he's paid. But who's fault is that?

Markstrom is paid market value, I'd say his deal is really good honestly.

The issue isn't Tre paying market value, the issue is more Sutter riding his number 1 like crazy.

Ideally, Markstrom should play 55 games and the back up get 27 games. I think Rittich might have come back for that if he was assured that, just because of the chemistry he has in the room and all his buddies here.

But we know Sutter would never agree to that and I'm not bashing Darryl, I love that guy, but that's just how he operates when it comes to his goalies, good or bad.

[CroFlames]

I’m cheering for Rittich. I hoped so bad he would be our guy but it didn’t work out unfortunately.