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Originally Posted by direwolf
True, but Smith is gonna have to play eventually. We don't want to ride Rittich into the ground and wear him out. If Dave is gonna get us to the promised land, he'll need to rest once in a while.
But you're right, anytime Smith starts, it feels like an automatic loss.
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Originally Posted by Buff
I'd bet that Smith starts against Arizona. It is his former team and that may be extra motivation for him to get things back on track in that game.
As others have said, you can't ride Rittich the rest of the way. He will need breaks here and there. Let's not go all Oil and overplay one goalie because the other one sucks. Let's work with Smith to get his game back and have a good combo again. Smith won't get his game back if he isn't tested in games.
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No, we cannot risk him in Intra-Divisional games. We have to win as many games within our own Division as possible.
Right now the Pacific is the League's weak little brother, our best shot at the playoffs is playing well within our own division.
Let Smith play against the East if you have to.