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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I could be the back up goalie and "give your no. 1 some rest.
I could also be good in the room.
Support your no. 1? Check, I can do that.
Your description of what a back up goalie needs to do would make every back up acceptable.
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I guess you weren't around during the Kipper era when they cycled through backups who couldn't do any of those things I listed.
Plus, you only checked 2 of those things, you need to check them all to be on par with Smith. Sorry, you aren't suitable.
I'm not saying i'm happy with Smith, but it just doesn't make sense RIGHT NOW to make a move. Bringing in another "back up" quality goalie isn't going to make things better, it's just making a change for the sake of making a change. And if Smith is as popular in the room as we are being told, then all it would do is upset the players.
I don't think they are at the point where the players want Smith out. They probably are just happy with giving Rittich the ball and having Smith tutor and support him, which is what the situation is right now.
Bringing in a Chad Johnson or Anton Khudobin, or Scott Darling or Corey Schneider isn't an upgrade. It's a lateral move. Smith has just as good a chance of finding his game than those other goalies and we've even seen this year that Smith can still get hot and be unbeatable for a game or two.
If Rittich starts to falter, then the Flames WILL have to look at bringing in another goalie. I don't see the need to bring in another back up right now.