If the team truly is good enough to do any damage, then they can scrape out enough wins in front of Gillies and Rittich. If you ride the hot hand, you should be able to get .910 out of them. Doesn't hurt to be forced to get your overall team game to a place where you're not leaning on your goalie each night heading into playoffs. Having Smith come back in right away or bringing in net help will signal to certain guys that they can become complacent again and fall back on getting bailed out.
If we happen to miss out on the top 8 then we can look forward to a new coaching staff and recoup our 2019/2020 2nds.
Last edited by djsFlames; 02-26-2018 at 10:39 AM.
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