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Old 06-19-2017, 12:13 AM   #1026
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If the Flames enter the season with Smith, they should be poised to compete for a playoff spot. I don't see the problem here for the 2017–18 season.
Fair enough. We shall see. I was excited by what other teams saw as exposable goalies. And realize that McPhee is drafting, not Tre.

I don't like Smith, but he can always go ahead and win me over.

I generally agree that good team can overcome average goaltending (hence cups for Crawford, for example). Smith is old and 5 years removed from anything notable.

Personally I would prefer to see something with longer term likelihood of being useful now and hope we don't hurt ourselves by burying the upcoming stable under stopgaps past their prime
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