Todd Cordell: Rare off night from Rittich proves costly as Flames fall to Sabres in OT

Can't win them all.

Thanks Todd, up early this morning aren’t ya. Love it.

I think it was 2 games ago (?) in an interview with Ridder that he preferred more shots than less because it made him feel more apart of the game and readier for shots. 1 shot every ten minutes and you feel more like a fan watching than a goaltender playing. He could have ordered beers between shots on goal in the third.

Maybe he did, I know I would have at that SOG pace lol.

But I am an Irish Albertan, so any free time is an excuse for squeezing in a beer..

Can't win them all.
- Misterbator

that's a president cup mentality, not a stanley cup mentality, take it from someone who knows

Thanks Todd, up early this morning aren’t ya. Love it.
- Flamin_Irishmin

Always!

Can't win them all.
- Misterbator

Nope, still a pretty good showing. For the last 40 minutes or so, anyway.

I agree on Kylington - great effort - he spent most of the night covering for ol' Stout Prout's cement feet. It's funny the underlying numbers might have been better with Czarnik, but I feel like Janko and Bennett have more chemistry with Neal. Weird, I know. It's like the 3rd line didn't pass the eye test for some reason. Did anyone else feel that way?

Whoa - Niederreiter traded for Rask today.

https://twitter.com/NHLCa...tatus/1085990153095692288

Nice deal...for the Canes

Not sure what the Wild were thinking on this one...

They have to win a deal once in a while after Tre ripped them blindly

I think it was 2 games ago (?) in an interview with Ridder that he preferred more shots than less because it made him feel more apart of the game and readier for shots. 1 shot every ten minutes and you feel more like a fan watching than a goaltender playing. He could have ordered beers between shots on goal in the third.

Maybe he did, I know I would have at that SOG pace lol.

But I am an Irish Albertan, so any free time is an excuse for squeezing in a beer..

- Flamin_Irishmin

You had me at beer Irish!

Rittich has been having a bunch of off nights recently. The team can score at will though, so it hasn't really mattered what's going on in behind them.

Rittich has been having a bunch of off nights recently. The team can score at will though, so it hasn't really mattered what's going on in behind them.
- Hunkulese

Yeah, his stats haven't been great, and there have been a couple of off games here and there, but he's generally beat by what I would call a "good" goal. Felt less so last night, I think the Eichel goal is one he'd like to have back, and the one off Frolik's stick was shot/deflected from far enough out that I thought he'd have that one as well, but the screen (on their 3rd) was a good one with no help from the D and the breakaway goal was full marks to Rodrigues.

Yeah, his stats haven't been great, and there have been a couple of off games here and there, but he's generally beat by what I would call a "good" goal. Felt less so last night, I think the Eichel goal is one he'd like to have back, and the one off Frolik's stick was shot/deflected from far enough out that I thought he'd have that one as well, but the screen (on their 3rd) was a good one with no help from the D and the breakaway goal was full marks to Rodrigues.
- rmull905

It's a long season and he's bound to have some ups and downs. How he responds is what's important. Back to back games coming up, I'm sure Smith will get a game, probably tomorrow ? Have to keep in mind Rittich came into the season expecting to be a backup so I think they should be careful not to expect too much from him...