I'm willing to give Smith a chance to be the true backup hoping he finds his game with time off, but if hypothetically we cut bait, I would elect to see if a Rittich-Hammond tandem (With Rittich getting the bulk of the starts) could work.
There are definitely some areas Smith needs to clean up technically (like, does he not realize how deep in his net he is playing) but I suspect the five-hole issue is a physical one due to multiple groin injuries and old age.
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Last edited by GranteedEV; 11-17-2018 at 06:51 AM.
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