I take Peters at his word - he didn't like what he saw from Rittich. I think he watched Rittich after the soft goal and when he saw the misplay of the puck it was, to him, a sign Rittich's focus wasn't there. So he was proactive.
I think it would have worked fine except the next chance was a great one that went in. If Smith gets a couple routine stops in the Flames maybe start the turnaround earlier.
Plus, they could have won anyway, given the number of chances.
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