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“Now, there were other holes in his game, but he caught your eye.”

So who was this goalie?

A relatively raw and relatively unknown David Rittich, a workhorse that winter for BK Mlada Boleslav.

Not wanting to sound the We-Gotta-Sign-This-Guy! alarm after just one viewing, MacKinnon worked on digging up video of Rittich.

Impressed again, he forwarded the footage to Flames goaltending coach Jordan Sigalet.

“Jordan, right from Day 1, was like, ‘Holy, this guy has something,’ ” MacKinnon said.

Has something, indeed.

Now in his third campaign in the Flames organization and second at the NHL level, he has a splendid stat-line so far this season — a 14-4-3 record, a 2.37 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.

He has a lot to do with the fact that the crew from Calgary is sitting atop the Pacific Division standings.

He has the fans at the Saddledome chanting his nickname — ‘Big Save Dave! Big Save Dave!’ The 26-year-old had those same supporters in a bit of a panic when he missed the first two games on this road trip due to a lower-body injury.

Rittich didn’t show any ill effects during Saturday’s 3-2 overtime victory against the Flyers in Philadelphia, upping the degree of difficulty a smidge with a giveaway on the go-ahead goal, but then slamming the door as his club erased yet another third-period deficit, their eighth win in that scenario so far this season.

He should be back between the pipes for Monday’s battle with the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center (6:30 p.m. MT, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet 960 The Fan), the final stop before the Flames return to the Saddledome for a five-game homestand.