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Originally Posted by memphusk
Balderdash. It was a mistake to not play Rittich right out of the break. A blind donkey could see that Smith was going to let in at least one bad goal last night. Coach made a mistake and it cost them.
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Settle down. Try to think of Coming out of a ten day break like back to backs. They might beat Washington with Rittich, they might not. They definitely should beat Carolina with him.
By starting Smith, they go with the guy who will likely get the greater emotional boost playing in this game.
They lost. They didn't get embarrassed. It's fine.
If I was GM, I would be doing everything possible to acquire Ryan Miller.
They have to manage Rittich's minutes down the stretch. Smith is going to get into games. I wish he didn't, but they can't and shouldn't Dubnyk him and start him the last 40 games.