The goaltending situation is intriguing. Rittich has shown well coming in periodically as a backup but when he's played successive games his play has dropped off. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to run with a starting or co-starting role or will history repeat? If Rittich shows he's ready to play more games how will Smith accept a lesser role? He's a competitor and pretty vocal. Will he treat this as a demotion and pout or will he be a good team player and support Rittich?
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