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Originally Posted by New Era
It ain't Rittich, it's Smith that concerns me. You need a strong tandem, and this is a one goaltender tandem. Smith is a disaster waiting to happen, and if he gets the chance the team will suffer as the fans run in the other direction when failure is certain to happen. They need a guy to share the load and pick it up if the unproven Rittich succumbs to the pressure of the playoff grind.
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Well IMO it makes zero sense to use assets on a back up goalie this time of year...at least the assets this club has to offer.
Smith is here til the end of the year regardless imo and then BT will have way more understanding of Rittich by then as well and then addresses it at the draft or in FA.
Its much more pragmatic than blowing your wad on a guy that might play 8 more times, starting now, all year.