The Flames entered the 2017-18 season with a potential problem: too many goalies. Mike Smith and Eddie Lack would take the reins in the NHL, Jon Gillies and David Rittich would be a tandem in the AHL once again, and that would, unfortunately, relegate Tyler Parsons to the ECHL.
Except Lack basically wasn’t allowed to play, and when he did, he didn’t inspire confidence. This led to Rittich getting recalled, and he did – at least until Smith was injured, and the entire season jumped off the rails.
2017-18 season summary
Rittich started his season in the AHL, and he ended up finishing it off there, as well.