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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I'm not asking "what do you do/who replaces" because I think there's nobody better out there. I am asking because I don't see a trade. No one wants him. And if you send him down, the goalies who would come up are both hurt. If you send him down and try to trade picks or whatever for another goalie, or sign a goalie whose languishing in free agency, you have to fit them and Smith's unburied salary under the cap.
So the only immediate solution I see is to put him at the end of the bench.
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Wasn't meant as a direct shot at you by any means. I just think that question is being asked by alot of fans still (I've seen it mentioned by friends of mine in conversation) and most don't realize how bad Smith's game truly is right now in comparison to goalies around the league. The reality of the situation, as you said, is absolutely that they will need to find a taker for his contract unless they plan on trading for someone making peanuts and that likely isn't easy at this point in the season.