Tonight underscores this team's true need. It has never stopped being goaltending.
If Mike Smith doesn't suck, great. The priority should still be finding out if Rittich is someone you believe in. Because if he's not, you have to go out and spend to bring in a goalie. If it costs your 1st round pick or dollars in free agency, the goaltending position must be addressed.
This team scores 5 goals a period every couple weeks. They don't need a forward, they need their guys to get healthy and they need their goaltending to reliably not require 5 goal periods.
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