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Originally Posted by Toonage
While I fully expect Mike Smith to be back in there on Saturday, on the off chance he isn't and Lack under performs tonight, then maybe we'll get to see whether Gillies or Rittich can take the ball and run.
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If Smith isn't back soon I expect that one of the young goalies will get some action, but I highly doubt that they will be given the ball to run with. Lack was signed to be the back up and will be given a lot longer leash than one or two struggling games.
To be clear I am not predicting that he will struggle. I think that we will be pleasantly surprised with lack. I think that he is a better goalie than he showed the last couple of years, and just needs some more game time. The guy was coming in cold after starting only 1 of the first 17 games and was just fine. If he gets a chance to find any groove at all, we can still win. Provided that the team plays well in front of him and doesn't put up one of our patented "back up goalie is in" performances.
With the way we have been rolling the last few games I still have a good feeling for this road trip.