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Originally Posted by gamesaver
I've tried to convince myself before the game it was right to put Smith in, eventhough i felt a hot Rittich is a safe bet unlike cold Smith coming back from injury. Gully is players coach and regarding goaltending, he will always do what his number one wants. But to not pull him after 2nd goal and not even after 1st period is just dumb. Reading what Smith said in post game interview feels like he was frustrated with the lack of hard effort in his zone, no bodies in shooting lines and poor coverage around the crease. But if Rittich had that bad game, he would say only this: I was bad. Boys played really well but I did not made those saves. I have to be better...
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First two goals were bad bounces...you have to get the starter in at some point. What would be the point of pulling him? Was better to let him work through it. He was solid the rest of the game.