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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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My guess is Smith's record first game back historically after all star breaks is a lot better then Rittich's.
You can tell from this game that Peters has a pulse on Rittich. Starting him after that long break is much more of an unknown then Smith, and then you have a dilemma on who to put in fro Carolina two days later.