I'm cautiously optimistic about Smith, he got shelled on a regular basis in Arizona and with the team spinning it's wheels and going nowhere I think that started to get to him. He seemed really pumped to be getting out of there and moving to a team that can compete, so hopefully that translates to better pre-season training and a higher focus in net. At any rate I'll take a goaltender who looked good in net on one of the worst defensive teams in the league vs. one who hid his flaws behind one of the best defensive groups in the league
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