I'll admit I never really wanted Smith, but it had more to do with age and contract than anything else. Since Treliving got him after Arizona retained salary, the contract isn't an issue at all. The age thing is sort of a "wait and see" to see how he holds up over the course of a full season and if he has any injury troubles (knock on wood). All I wanted out of him was a Sv% of .915-.920. Everything else has been a major bonus, and he's been there for his team as they still figure out the defensive game (again).
I was still pretty adamant about getting 1) Bishop and 2) Fleury. At least I know that my analysis wasn't way off by picking those two. They're really carrying their teams in the early going.
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