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Originally Posted by Bingo
Well every goalie has bad outings, its a long season.
The Flames gave up the 18th most high danger scoring chances this season, so they actually rank higher in chance against counts than they do in save percentage.
I like Smith, but this narrative just isn't supported.
He was lights out on the road, and struggled on home ice, and with that his numbers are middling.
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Sometimes, you have to pull away from the math book and watch the games. This is why I hate advanced stats. Mike smith makes saves that turns momentum in games, you can see with your own eyes. And even if he did't "steal" a lot of games, he certainly has done a remarkable job keeping the team in games.
Can you honestly say that the team has saved mike smith more than smith has saved the team?
Just from a pure eyeball perspective, The problem hasn't been smith, and desprite gaudreaus remarkable season, team scoring has let this team down far more.
so Smith MVP.