The deal, worth $1 million, comes after the 31-year-old backup goalie was a stabilizing force during some rocky times for starter Cam Talbot and the Kings.
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Tonight Milan Lucic played in his 1,000th NHL game, but more importantly David Rittich and Scott Sabourin played they’re first games as members of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jason Spezza sat, and Sabourin stepped into the forward lines for his first NHL game in over a year.
Rittich was tested early, but he made his first save on the first shot of the game:
The Leafs started the game much better than last night against the Montreal Canadiens, without giving up easy shots or sloppy play until Juuso Valimaki is left wide open a the Leafs net and he scores off an assist from Milan Lucic to open the scoring. 1-0 Calgary.
Maple Leafs Rittich impresses under challenging circumstances
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TORONTO It had been 20 years since an NHL goalie was acquired in a trade and made his first start with the new team against his old team.
So it’s safe to assume no one has ever experienced 48 hours quite like these.
David Rittich not only flew into the new city on a charter with his former Calgary Flames teammates, but he met most of the Toronto Maple Leafs just hours before playing behind them… in a game against Calgary.
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