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Originally Posted by Mike F
I don't like it. Smith has been the team MVP through the first 5 games, no doubt, but he's had injury problems the last two years, and has had a couple of twinges in recent games. Playing him back-to-back this early in the year, with (relatively) little riding on the game, isn't worth the risk.
If you don't trust Lack to play against the Canucks, you better get a new backup, because this is the ideal time to use your #2.
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I think many teams make a mistake by starting their back ups against perceived weaker teams. Those are two points that you need as badly as any. With a long break coming up starting Smith to try to maintain a solid start to the year seems like a good decision