<p>The man of last night&#8217;s game, and perhaps the main story of the Flames&#8217; season thus far, David &#8220;Big Save Dave&#8221; 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.</p>
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<p>To begin, Rittich receives a video message from someone he may or may not actually know:</p>
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<video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-55777-1" width="1312" height="656" preload="metadata" controls="controls"><source type="video/mp4" src="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-scott-oake.mp4?_=1" /><a href="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-scott-oake.mp4">https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-scott-oake.mp4</a></video></div>
<p>On the game and how he approached the chaos within:</p>
<div style="width: 1312px;" class="wp-video"><video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-55777-2" width="1312" height="656" preload="metadata" controls="controls"><source type="video/mp4" src="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-mindset.mp4?_=2" /><a href="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-mindset.mp4">https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-mindset.mp4</a></video></div>
<p>Particularly, those pesky breakaways:</p>
<div style="width: 1312px;" class="wp-video"><video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-55777-3" width="1312" height="656" preload="metadata" controls="controls"><source type="video/mp4" src="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-breakaways.mp4?_=3" /><a href="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-breakaways.mp4">https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-breakaways.mp4</a></video></div>
<p>On his strange path to the NHL and his mindset throughout:</p>
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<p>Regular FlamesNation contributor &#8220;Billy Hale&#8221; makes a guest appearance on After Hours to ask about the &#8220;Big Save Dave&#8221; nickname:</p>
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<p>Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk spill the beans on Rittich&#8217;s diet:</p>
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<p>His pre-game superstition&#8230;</p>
<div style="width: 1312px;" class="wp-video"><video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-55777-7" width="1312" height="656" preload="metadata" controls="controls"><source type="video/mp4" src="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-superstitions.mp4?_=7" /><a href="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-superstitions.mp4">https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-superstitions.mp4</a></video></div>
<p>&#8230; and his post-game celebrations:</p>
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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:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-scott-oake.mp4"][/video]

On the game and how he approached the chaos within:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-mindset.mp4"][/video]

Particularly, those pesky breakaways:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-breakaways.mp4"][/video]

On his strange path to the NHL and his mindset throughout:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-dream-come-true.mp4"][/video]

Regular FlamesNation contributor "Billy Hale" makes a guest appearance on After Hours to ask about the "Big Save Dave" nickname:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-big-save-dave.mp4"][/video]

Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk spill the beans on Rittich's diet:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-coke-and-streak.mp4"][/video]

His pre-game superstition...

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-superstitions.mp4"][/video]

... and his post-game celebrations:

[video width="1312" height="656" mp4="https://flamesnation.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/rittich-celebrations.mp4"][/video]

Watch: David Rittich builds his legend on After Hours

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