Waived: [LAK] G David Rittich waived by the Kings (cleared)

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[TS Quint]

The Kings just got better

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

It all went downhill from here.

 

[deleted user]

RIP.

 

[Lt Dan]

Boooooooooooooo!

 

[banks]

This brings his NHL chronicle to a close.

 

[bossram]

This brings his NHL chronicle to a close.

Unlikely. The Kings are running Talbot and Copley. Rittich will be back up at some point.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Unlikely. The Kings are running Talbot and Copley. Rittich will be back up at some point.

Or a team like Tampa may still claim him…

 

[bossram]

Or a team like Tampa may still claim him…

Also possible. Though they passed on some other options (i.e. Jones, Prosevtov, didn't trade for DeSmith) so they may be deciding to roll with Johansson for now.

 

[bland]

This brings his NHL chronicle to a close.

Rittich actually out-played both Copley and Talbot in camp.

 

[banks]

Unlikely. The Kings are running Talbot and Copley. Rittich will be back up at some point.

Or a team like Tampa may still claim him…

Rittich actually out-played both Copley and Talbot in camp.

It was more a "Chronicles of Rittich" joke than a sure fire epitaph for his career.

 

[jetsforever]

He's still ok as a backup, wouldn't be surprised to see a claim

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Big Save Dave is such a cool and funny guy. It's too bad he never took that next step

 

[JKG33]

Rittich actually out-played both Copley and Talbot in camp.

That says more about the other two than it does about Rittich

 

[JoeSakic13]

Tunnel doors have never been safer

 

[King'sPawn]

The Kings just got better

Talbot and Copley played worse in preseason, so it's not definitive.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Talbot and Copley played worse in preseason, so it's not definitive.

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[Raccoon Jesus]

That says more about the other two than it does about Rittich

I mean it's all a f***in graveyard and just another chapter in the Rob Blake masterclass

Trying to 'sneak' a .901 goalie thru waivers because you're so worried all you'll be left with is a .903 goalie and a .898 goalie and nothing at all with NHL experience behind them in the entire org

All so you can keep Andreas f***ing Englund on the roster ON HIS WRONG SIDE while sending down Spence and Clarke, going from having 10 RDs deep to rolling out Englund/Bjornfot as a 3rd pairing, because you've mismanaged the cap, youth, and positions that badly. But hey, at least we got a shiny new toy at C, instead of the multiple lottery picks you spent on Cs.

that is how bad the goaltending is in LA right now, they're praying Big Save Dave gets thru.

 

[Czechboy]

Curious how it ends for him. Seems like a cool guy. It all went to hell after that Stick Flip though. Still, I think he'll even get a few NHL games in this season. Sounds like his preseason wasn't even awful.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Wondering if he was also waved at by the Kings...like a bon voyage as he was pushing away from shore?

 

[Osprey]

All so you can keep Andreas f***ing Englund on the roster ON HIS WRONG SIDE while sending down Spence and Clarke, going from having 10 RDs deep to rolling out Englund/Bjornfot as a 3rd pairing, because you've mismanaged the cap, youth, and positions that badly. But hey, at least we got a shiny new toy at C, instead of the multiple lottery picks you spent on Cs.

I complained about that earlier elsewhere:

So much for the anticipation for most of the Summer that Clarke and Spence would both make the team. Neither ended up making it, and not because either did anything wrong, but because of Blake's roster management.

Blake should've never signed Englund, much less to 2 years, and Englund shouldn't be taking one of the kids' spots after having a bad preseason, IMO. Blake also shouldn't have brought back Lewis and extended Moore for $21M, which reduced the roster room and money further.

Sure, Clarke and Spence will both suit up for the Kings a good number of times throughout the season, but they'll be ping-ponging back and forth between leagues just to suit Blake's accounting, not because it's what's best for them.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

That didn't take long for them to get Rittich of him.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Damn, there goes our starter.

 

[blankall]

Not "Sometimes Save" Dave.

Seriously though, I would not be surprised to see him get another NHL job in the future....he's okay at his position. A major issue with his career is that he sometimes plays way above the backup position. He does this for just long enough to get more responsibility, then gets absolutely destroyed when he's put in anything more than a backup/relief position. He could still be an adequate backup.

 

[Fig]

I quietly still root for Rittich. He's had such a rough ride. I really hope he can find a path for a longer NHL career.

He went to arbitration twice and had to settle instead because the arbitration date coincidentally landed on his wedding day, then his wedding anniversary.

His bro has autism but loves watching him play.