Thus far, Smith has been nothing short of a real 'franchise-level' goalie. I haven't seen a stinker from him yet, and there have been a tonne of shots directed his way in these first three games.
He is 35, so unfortunately he isn't going to be able to play 70 games, but boy is this season suddenly looking bright. Hopefully Lack's game has been turned around so he can pick up whatever slack there is left, and Gillies looks like he is ready for some back-up duty if the need arises.
I haven't felt this confident in net since.... probably since Kiprusoff had Turek as a back-up. That's great depth, but depth is meaningless without that premier starting goalie. Finally!
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