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Originally Posted by Mike F
If you actually divide his season in half:
In the first half of the season (28 games up to Jan 21) Mike Smith had a .915 sv%
In the second half of the season (27 games up to Apr 8) Mike Smith had a .913 sv%
As for:
Up to Jan 21, the team was 14-26-6 (while Smith was healthy, 9-17-5). After that, they were 16-16-4. Hardly a team giving up.
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Much better research than me for sure. I still take the mental aspect of your season being over early into account though. In the dog days of the season, it can't be easy getting up for games knowing that your season is already over. Mike Smith should feel plenty motivated from the start to the end of the season and if we can get the .920 Mike Smith, I think he'll surprise a lot of people.