Confirmed with Link: David Rittich signing in Winnipeg. 1 year $900,000

[gojetsgo]

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[BoneDocUK]

Wow. The sieve finds a new sink. I guess minimum wage goalies who can expect to play a handful of games in a season are thin on the ground.

Godspeed, Eric Comrie.

 

[gojetsgo]

we can waive him if someone better comes available during training camp

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Better than a cardboard cutout, I guess. Slightly.

 

[blues10]

Is he an upgrade on Comrie?

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

If you were searching for another Czech goaltender but worse than Pavelec, you would land on Rittich.

 

[BoneDocUK]

Is he an upgrade on Comrie?

Based on last season I'd say he's a downgrade on pretty much anyone bar Martin Jones.

But he'll get 5 games, so we may not even notice him.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Rittich’s GAA in the playoffs for Nashville was 19.91 this past year

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Well. he seems like a nice guy at least lol.

 

[jamiebez]

After Comrie went, I took a look at who was left and kind of thought this was where we'd land.

May have actually been the best guy on the board at this point, which is so very, very sad

75 starts for Hellebuyck next year.

 

[Potential]

Um, yikes?

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

Better than a cardboard cutout, I guess. Slightly.

True. But not as good as a vinyl one.

 

[snowkiddin]

Meh.

 

[blues10]

Rittich’s GAA in the playoffs for Nashville was 19.91 this past year

Ouch!!!

 

[bustamente]

He hasn't been BIg Save Dave for a while, maybe he finds some magic for 20 or so games

 

[DannyGallivan]

Man, what awful numbers. They needed a warm body and fast. This is a good signing only if Hellebuyck can play 82 games.

 

[JiffyPB]

we can waive him if someone better comes available during training camp

You either will or will want to. I can't believe they looked at a backup that forced Saros to be run into the ground and said "I want that" for Helle.

Goalies playing both back to backs had a save % of something like .884 and Rittich had .886 last year. I.e., bad enough such that Saros would actually play both and it was actually justifiable from a statistical standpoint. A bad goalie who should be in Europe or the AHL.

 

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[razorsedge]

Chevy's work is done. Time for him to pull out the boxed wine and toss a pickerel rig off the dock.

 

[jungles]

Gross

 

[blues10]

Despite much criticism of Flaherty during the Pavelec era he seems to be doing a good job with the back up goalies. Let’s hope he can help along this guy.

 

[puck stoppa]

He was decent in Calgary, terrible in Nashville.

 

[MardyBum]

Maybe the Finn can come outa nowhere and steal the backup job.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Helly's reaction... More games for me, as I head toward UFA!

 

[Duke749]

He hasn't been BIg Save Dave for a while, maybe he finds some magic for 20 or so games

I mean that’s all we need. Who knows though. Good goalies are voodoo. Bad ones are even worse.