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Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan
I agree. He's not getting any younger and he hasn't played well since that injury. I'm very concerned about the Flames goaltending and I can't imagine those in charge are that comfortable with Smith right now. I think they will have to make a trade for a goalie or get really lucky and have one of our young guys turn into a starter basically, or it's gonna be a rough year. Smith's save % took a nosedive after his injury in spite of the Flames keeping the shots down to 26 per game over Smith's last 9 games
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Sv% took a nosedive
because of the reduction in shots.
It’s the denominator!
Edit: those low percentage muffins from outside rack up the shots and pad the percentages. Flames down the stretch last year were allowing unimpeded access to the net. Other teams didn’t have to keep their shots to the outside