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Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov
No just poor coaching. Why the hell would he start Smith against the Caps. 7 game losing streak and without Ovechkin. and this pull was terrible. and we can say it is terrible because we saw the outcome.
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This. I don't fault Peters for pulling Rittich tonight but never liked Smith starting in Washington.
Rittich was fully rested after the All Star break. He could have played back to back games because there was another long break to get rested again after the two road games.