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Watch: David Rittich builds his legend on After Hours

Nov 18, 2018, 11:01 ESTUpdated: Nov 18, 2018, 04:29 EST
The man of last night’s game, and perhaps the main story of the Flames’ season thus far, David “Big Save Dave” Rittich sat down with Ryan Leslie on After Hours to discuss his nickname, his steak and Coca-cola consumption, and his path to the NHL. Plus, a guest appearance from FlamesNation.
To begin, Rittich receives a video message from someone he may or may not actually know:
On the game and how he approached the chaos within:
Particularly, those pesky breakaways:
On his strange path to the NHL and his mindset throughout:
Regular FlamesNation contributor “Billy Hale” makes a guest appearance on After Hours to ask about the “Big Save Dave” nickname:
Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk spill the beans on Rittich’s diet:
His pre-game superstition…
… and his post-game celebrations:
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