Smith isn't a goalie who's going through a "rough patch" and needs to sort through it, he's a destructive goaltender that's going to cost you games and has no business starting an important game like this. Especially when Rittich is playing as well as he is, and the guys clearly have more confidence in him and play better in front of him. What else does Rittich need to do? If the consensus is "last chance for Smith and then he's done", you should probably just call it now and go with the hot goalie, avoiding a disaster against the main team the Flames are likely going to be contending with to win the Pacific division.
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