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Originally Posted by thymebalm
It's a really weird decision to start Smith off the break after Rittich had just established himself as the clear #1.
I'm trying to decide if the Flames are toying with the idea of keeping Smith as the backup for the playoffs. Starting him against a tough team like the Capitals is a good test for that.
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No it isn't.
They consider these two back to back.
So each goalie was starting one of the games.
Peters chose Smith to start this one because of his puck handling with players like Wilson barreling in on the D otherwise.
It was this one or Sunday. Peters chose this one.