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Originally Posted by united
Mike Smith of the last few years is fine with me...what concerns me is we are getting 35 and 36 year old Mike Smith. Like with NFL QBs, at some point in the 34-37 age range, all but the biggest outlier goalies don't just see a drop in their play, it completely falls off a cliff. Unless Smith is one of those outliers, we don't know when his play will submarine, only that it almost certainly will at some point in the next three years. That is a risky bet by Treliving given this team is on the verge of its contender window, regardless of price. (basically Smith for a second-round pick).
John Chayka certainly likes dealing with Treliving.
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Treliving addressed this in his interview saying the bulk of Smith's workload didn't pick up until later in his career and they felt his "odometer was low" as a result.
Remains to be seen but it's a valid point.