It is quite evident that this team is close. From Bennett stepping up to the way they interacted with Smith when the final buzzer went. The players heard the bronx cheers (which I personally don't like), they knew Smith let a couple bad goals in. In the end he fought through it and the team got the win.
I think Smith needs to settle down and just play his game. When he chases the game his head space just isn't right. The game last night was the type of game that just doesn't suit a goalie that is as active as he is. They probably barely needed to scrape the Flames zone during the TV timeouts.
Was a good game in the sense I think it brought the team together. Neal also scoring a meaningful goal was huge, hopefully that gets him going. All in all a great game.
The bonus in all this is they are sitting top of the Pacific and they know they can still improve aspects of their game.
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