Goalie Start
Rittich led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Rittich will not be available for Saturday's game vs. the Predators. With Rittich out, Connor Ingram was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) and will backup Juuse Saros.
Rittich is in the final year of a two-year deal that carries a $2.75M AAV cap-hit. The Flames are retaining 50% of Rittich's cap-hit in exchange for a third in 2022. After a few solid seasons in 2019 and 2020, Rittich has struggled a bit in 2021, going 4-7-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .904 SV% in 15 games.