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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Of course some people are. Watch the GT tonight, it will be toxic. There's a handful of posters who I won't name that give the guy the gears even when he makes saves, saying he made the save but looked shaky.
There's a few out there that won't give Smith credit for anything. They want him to fail.
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That's an odd way to be a fan!
Whether it was Bourque, or Wideman or Ericsson I hope most of us will celebrate every success they still have. I was happy to see him go, but I'll always remember how great Bourque was outdoors. I hope you can trust that I would LOVE for Smith to bolster our goalie tandem and help continue our great year.
With that said, I don't know if I posted it here... but there have actually been a few times I've not loved a Smith save as well. Hell, I remember a shot wide that Smith was
nowhere near and it's stuck with me as a big problem. I'm happy with the Ws, but he is often very slow in my eyes. I've seen great saves and I don't take that away from him - but I do see saves that require more drama than necessary. I see Rittich set to a shooter when I'd expect Smith is sprawling on his chest to face a blue-line shot.
I never felt great with Hiller in net either, even when he was on. I think it's a tough style to get on-board with... and when it's not going well it looks even worse. Smith was also a good goalie in Calgary for a only short time. Maybe his style when he's good (like will be the case with Parsons) is always going to seem more difficult than it needed to be. But from what I'm watching, he sometimes barely makes a save that I think would otherwise be pretty routine.
I think we all see what we want to see a little bit, and I think that applies for the 'Smith will get there' crowd as well.