Devils sign David Rittich

      When the New Jersey Devils traded Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers, it was assumed that the Devils would be adding someone to the goalie group, and they did just that when they signed veteran David Rittsch to a one-year contract valued at one million.

The Devils will be the seventh team in the soon-to-be thirty-four-year-old Rittsch's career, and he's generally been the second or third goalie on the roster, as he is expected to be in New Jersey.

Rittsch started last season well with the New York Islanders, but faded as the season progressed.

The fast start helped Rittsch's statistics, finishing with a record of 14-10-3 with two shutouts in thirty games.

Rittsch finished with a goals allowed average of 2.76 and a save percentage of .894 for the 2025-26 season.

Rittsch joins veteran Jake Allen and prospect Nico Daws in the Devils goalie room, and honestly, I'm not confident that is enough to get it done between the pipes.

If I'm New Jersey, I'm not giving up on adding to this position because I think it needs it.