Lack on Waivers

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[Mobiandi]

Call up Rittich

 

[InfinityIggy]

Interesting timing.

 

[Lunatik]

I will throw this out preemptively:

Waived =/= demoted

 

[Yarborough]

Rittich needs to get called up now.

 

[Lunatik]

Rittich needs to get called up now.

No he doesn't. My god the love Rittich gets from people that stat watch is ridiculous.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I will throw this out preemptively:

Waived =/= demoted

I was waiting for this

 

[Lunatik]

I was waiting for this

Well it needs to be said all the time because even the idiots in the media don't get it.

 

[Yarborough]

No he doesn't. My god the love Rittich gets from people that stat watch is ridiculous.

It was more a joke about my avatar, but still I think he deserves a shot.

 

[Volica]

Likelihood of being sent down to Stockton if he clears I imagine.
He needs to find his game down there. Bring Rittich up so that Gillies can continue to play the lions-share of games down there and we can see what we have in him.

That or bring Gillies up if you want him as your NHL backup. Neither guy instills much confidence for me, to be honest.

 

[Lunatik]

@Yarborough Why? Please enlighten me. Why does he deserve it before Gillies?

 

[Bosnian Beast]

I will throw this out preemptively:

Waived =/= demoted

While I agree, the timing as II brought up is interesting. With back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday, I could see Gillies getting the call and Lack being sent down to Stockton.

 

[Lunatik]

For the record, I think Lack clears and is not sent down. I think this is more to light a fire under him, it puts him on notice that if he shits the bed this weekend, then he may lose his job.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I still can’t believe we traded for him

Gillies or Rittich make more sense anyway.

Personally I would go with Rittich. He’s a little further along and Gillies needs to play more this year so we really need to know what we have before we graduate parsons.

 

[Lunatik]

We have to have the only fanbase insane enough to think that giving the AHL backup an NHL job before the AHL starter is a good idea. Talk about sending a bad message to your AHL starter.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Gillies looked better than Lack (against a disinterested Red Wings team and a very small sample size so grain of salt of course)

If Saturday is his last chance, then putting him on waivers today is interesting.

 

[Volica]

We have to have the only fanbase insane enough to think that giving the AHL backup an NHL job before the AHL starter is a good idea. Talk about sending a bad message to your AHL starter.

Or that the AHL starter should still be playing rather than the backup that'll get into 1 NHL game every 3 weeks?
I know Gillies would rather have the money sitting on the bench though

I think everyone understands your displeasure about having Rittich up here, but it does make more sense than Gillies. Unless you want to do a spot start for Gillies, return him and have Rittich sitting on the bench; could also move Lack up and down too so both guys continue to develop in the AHL and get spot starts in the NHL when needed.

 

[Calculon]

Surprising that they waived him so quickly.

It's not a guarantee they'll send him down but they are obviously prepared to lose him for nothing more than the nominal waiver fee.

Could also be at the request of a team looking to trade for him.

 

[Lunatik]

Or that the AHL starter should still be playing rather than the backup that'll get into 1 NHL game every 3 weeks?
I know Gillies would rather have the money sitting on the bench though

I think everyone understands your displeasure about having Rittich up here, but it does make more sense than Gillies. Unless you want to do a spot start for Gillies, return him and have Rittich sitting on the bench; could also move Lack up and down too so both guys continue to develop in the AHL and get spot starts in the NHL when needed.

I think we are reaching a point in our schedule where the backup will be playing more. Plus the backup goalie still gets alot of work in practice and faces NHL shooters. I think Gillies is up for the task personally.

If you call up Gillies now, you can start him against Colorado on the 25th, Montreal on Dec 7th, Vancouver on Dec 17th. If he is playing well you could give him a tougher opponent in San Jose on Dec 28th. It's only 4 starts, but 4 starts plus facing NHL shooters on a daily basis will help him.

 

[GuitarGuy]

I still can’t believe we traded for him

Gillies or Rittich make more sense anyway.

Personally I would go with Rittich. He’s a little further along and Gillies needs to play more this year so we really need to know what we have before we graduate parsons.

Me too. One of the few moves by Trevliving that I do not like. Lack can't be gone soon enough.

 

[Flameshomer]

Surprising that they waived him so quickly.

It's not a guarantee they'll send him down but they are obviously prepared to lose him for nothing more than the nominal waiver fee.

Could also be at the request of a team looking to trade for him.

I'm hoping this is it.

 

[Skobel24]

Assuming one of the two with Stockton are recalled, I'd opt for Rittich. Gillies still has time to develop, I'd like to see what the Flames have in Rittich. If he does well, bring him back as a backup. If not, cut him lose in the offseason.

Edit: Granted, this will change if they decide they need to rest Smith a bit more. If they actually plan on playing the backup more, I'd go with Gillies.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

We have to have the only fanbase insane enough to think that giving the AHL backup an NHL job before the AHL starter is a good idea. Talk about sending a bad message to your AHL starter.

From a development standpoint I'd say it makes sense, given that Rittich might actually be good enough to be an NHL backup. Gillies hasn't played that many AHL games yet, and I think the best thing for a goalie is lots of shots in game situations rather than being the whipping boy in practice and playing a handful of games throughout the year.

It might send the wrong message, or perhaps if they explain the reasoning to Gillies, he understands where they're coming from.

 

[Lunatik]

From a development standpoint I'd say it makes sense, given that Rittich might actually be good enough to be an NHL backup. Gillies hasn't played that many AHL games yet, and I think the best thing for a goalie is lots of shots in game situations rather than being the whipping boy in practice and playing a handful of games throughout the year.

It might send the wrong message, or perhaps if they explain the reasoning to Gillies, he understands where they're coming from.

So Gillies' 53 AHL games and NCAA National Championship experience isn't enough, but Rittch is after 37 AHL games and a couple seasons in a 5th rate European league is. Makes perfect sense to me. Rittich is the Nakladal.

 

[DFF]

The team has no confidence in Lack. He is finished.

I am not sure why the argument between Gillies and Rittich. It will sort itself out. I think Gillies will get the first shot though