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Originally Posted by btimbit
It'll burn him a few times, no question. I feel it's worth it overall
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I hope you're right, of course, and want Smith to have the best season in his entire career.
Two things Smith did really bothered me yesterday: first, he was out to the left of the left post and passing the puck in front of an empty net with Scheifele's stick missing it by a few inches for an easy tap-in goal; second, he swings at the flying puck with his glove like it's a tennis racket for a really wild (and loud) rebound instead of simply catching it. Both instances could have/should have resulted in goals. Neither instance is an attribute of an active goaltending style; but rather impulsive decisions. I am sure Sigalet will be working with Smith on these.