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Originally Posted by SmoggyFlamesFan
Mike Smith makes starter money. Mike Smith is expected to make some saves to keep the team in the game. To put him out there is demoralizing for the team because even on his best nights, he still lets in at least 3 goals. 1 or 2 of them is always a back breaker. When you get paid millions of dollars to do your job THIS POORLY he deserves the criticism. The way this game was lost is the REASON we are having this discussion in the first place. If any of us performed at my work place the same way Smith does, we would all have been fired a long time ago. Don't expect this conversation to stop until Smith is replaced.
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And this is exactly why everyone's so frustrated with him, but why do that to yourselves?
It's obvious that people here still have high expectations for this guy, because somewhere in people's minds they still see him as a starter. Everyone will absolutely deny the fact that he's a starter and yet point to his starter-level salary etc. and criticize him for it.
Look. I've given up on Smith a few months ago. Thankfully Rittich has stepped up in that time. But the fact is, Smith has stolen a couple of games for us. The Nashville shutout and the Minnesota games come to mind. For a backup goalie to steal us a few games is good enough for me.
Change your expectations on Smith. He looks a lot better when/if you actually see him as a backup.