Forget about trying to develop the next #1 if you can’t even trust them to be a #2. It’s like adding Hamonic when you had Stone as reasonable option in your top 4. A year later and you’re now trying to make room for Andersson and perhaps Valimaki.
If Smith goes down there are options. Vegas was down to their 4th or 5th string goalie for awhile there and survived. Give Smith 60 games and let the backups fight for the remaining 22... and if Smith can’t stay healthy you find a stopgap as insurance in case Rittich and Gillies BOTH falter.
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