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Originally Posted by hurtin_albertan
I could absolutely not believe when Smith came out to start the third last night. It’s obviously not Gully’s fault that his goalie had a bad night but it’s his responsibility to make the change.
If he goes into the dressing room right away and tells the boys there’s a goalie change rest of the way, it gives Rittich 20 minutes to get prepared and possibly changes the psyche of the players that the guy who has been struggling with every muffin is getting the rest of the night off. At that point the game was still salvageable.
Instead he does nothing, as per usual, Smith gives up another right off the bat, and the game is all but lost. It’s just amazing how oblivious the man seems to be.
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I'll preface this by saying that I didn't watch a minute of the game, so with that in mind, the only thing I'll say is that Rittich hasn't been good in relief duty. Maybe more notice during intermission changes that but generally he's struggled in that role.