As for someone who has watched quite a bit of Coyote games (not recently), Smith has always played for a crappy Coyotes team. OEL cannot do everything. When was the last time a Coyotes player hit 60 points? It's been a while.
I was a fan of Elliott, but the guy never played over 50 games. Aside from Hiller, Ramo, Ortiz Elliott and Johnson were never proven starters. We kept trying to shoot for the stars and cross our fingers that one would become "the one." At least Smith is conditioned enough to play 55-60 games if need be. My guess is we see smith for 55 games and lack for 27. So 2:1 ratio.
For me, it's Smith > Elliott > Johnson > Lack
Pretty much offsets. I hope Lack can prove me wrong, but I don't want to see him in net that much.
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