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Before the start of NHL Free Agency on Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils made one of their bigger moves. The Devils traded away Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers , bringing in Evan Rodrigues , Jesper Boqvist , and Ben Steeves in return. There was some speculation that the team would be making a move for Connor Hellebuyck from the Winnipeg Jets , but that did not come to fruition.
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Now, the Devils have made a move on a goaltender, signing David Rittich , according to a release by the team .
Rittich will be getting a one-year deal worth $1 million from the team after spending last year with the New York Islanders .
In recent years, Rittich has been a backup netminder, but he was once an all-star. He was undrafted in the NHL Draft and initially signed a one-year deal with the Calgary Flames ahead of the 2016-17 season. He would make his NHL debut that season, playing in one game. Rittich then grew into the primary netminder for the Flames in 2018-19 and earned an All-Star Game nod in 2019-2020.
In the final year of his contract, He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs . That offseason, he signed a one-year deal with the Nashville Predators , spending the 2021-22 season with them. He would then spend a year backing up Hellebuyck with the Winnipeg Jets, before two years with the Los Angeles Kings , and one with the Islanders.
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In his career, he is 122-81-29 with a 2.79 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage.
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