I have to say though...the whole media narrative that Smith has turned his game around is kind of annoying, he's yet to have a save percentage above .900 for a month this season.
October
Smith: 4-4-1, .878
Rittich: 3-1-0, .939
November
Smith: 2-3-0, .891
Rittich: 5-1-1, .911
December
Smith: 4-1-0, .899
Rittich: 4-2-2, .925
January
Smith: 3-1-0, .888
Rittich: 6-0-1, .911
Crazy to me to have a goalie with a 14-10-1 record, and a .889 save percentage.
Honestly if he's at a .905 save percentage that's 10 fewer goals against and probably at around 3-4 more wins which would put us tied with Tampa Bay in the President's Trophy race.
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