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jayswin · 02-04-2019, 05:27 PM

I think when you have this great a chance at a Cup run you have to shore up the back up position.

I understand the position of most in here "It's not worth shoring up/other contenders have poor back ups/he's done after this season anyway", but to me it comes down to this:

Can we go on a cup run if Rittich goes down and Smith takes over? Not likely. Can we still possibly compete in the playoffs with a run with a decent back up and a Rittich injury? Probably. Pay for a decent back up, spend what you would have on defensive depth, imo.

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jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I think when you have this great a chance at a Cup run you have to shore up the back up position. I understand the position of most in here "It's not worth shoring up/other contenders have poor back ups/he's done after this season anyway", but to me it comes down to this: Can we go on a cup run if Rittich goes down and Smith takes over? Not likely. Can we still possibly compete in the playoffs with a run with a decent back up and a Rittich injury? Probably. Pay for a decent back up, spend what you would have on defensive depth, imo. Last edited by jayswin; 02-04-2019 at 05:29 PM.