Seemed like a pretty fair assessment, other than the silly headline.
Rittich hasn't been good as of late.
Smith hasn't been good all season.
Mix that with the offense going through a dry spell, things don't look great.
The offense will bounce back (I imagine beginning tomorrow night in a big way), but we have no reason to believe Mike Smith will ever bounce back, as he's been too bad for too long and Rittich hasn't been around long enough for anyone to say with any certainty that he will bounce back to his Oct/Nov/Dec form.
No team plays perfect hockey, and yes the Flames have made some sloppy giveaways as of late - but every single one of them has ended up in our net. That's not how it's supposed to work.
At the minimum, we need another goalie so that Smith either doesn't play anymore or plays 5 or less games from here on out. The next 10 days are significant for the Flames from a goaltending perspective, as goofy as it may sound.
Backlund, Tkachuk and Gaudreau will snap out of their funk.
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