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Originally Posted by kukkudo
I don't know how you can really fault the Flames minus Smith. Your goalie let's in two stinkers and it's gonna suck the life and energy out of the bench. That last goal pretty much killed it and they looked defeated.
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Yup. The Flames also hit two posts tonight, so they're definitely generating enough quality scoring chances to win games. I'm actually not too worried about the offence. Every team goes through dry spells once in a while and the Flames are unfortunately experiencing one now. But if they keep playing the way they are, the goals will come. These guys were top 5 in offence during the first 15 games, and I have no doubt they'll continue to be as the season unfolds.
If we can actually get some NHL-quality goaltending going forward, I'm confident this team will still be battling for tops in the division. Bottom line is Rittich needs to be getting the bulk of the starts from here on out. The dude has earned it. Smith has not.