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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Not cherry picking dates, but looking at the whole year.
Rittich in 31 starts has let in 4 or more goals a total of 5 times.
Twice in regulation: 5 vs SJ and 6 vs TB.
The other three times, he has let in the 4th goal in OT.
Smith has let in 4 or more 11 times in 28 starts (Cherry picking dates, 3 of his last 5, 5 of his last 10)
Opposition: Arizona is a bad team that has scored 5 goals 8 out of 60. Meanwhile, TB has scored 5+ in 22 of their last 41 (!)
The team is giving Smith starts to get his confidence up. They need to. It’s not a bad thing.
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No question Rittich WAS better...by a lot.
We are talking about now...and moving forward, there most certainly is a debate as to who is playing better.