[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by LWcrowfoot

No disrespect Textcritic but pretend Smith was playing like this on any other team besides the Flames. Would you still be protecting him so vehemently? Even you must see how brutal he's been. Not an NHL goalie anymore.

I know it, you know it, Calgarypuck knows it.

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Originally Posted by Textcritic

Please note that there is a stark difference between defending Mike Smith and recognizing that in their current situation the Flames don't really have any option to make any changes to their goaltending. I see a bunch of people who are aware of this, and virtually NO ONE defending Smith's poor performance in goal today.