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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I don't buy that. Rittich is 20-4-4. He had a very rare off night after a long break of waiting around for a big game, was rusty and jittery like seemingly half the team. Necessary learning experience for him, if anything, that better prepares them for playoffs. That does not suddenly imply that our goaltending is overall bad. Ridiculous statement.
Literally upgrade Smith with 70% of the backup options out there and our goaltending is probably in pretty comfortable hands.
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I acknowledge Smith is done but if he's not getting excused for bad play neither should Rittich.