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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Let's see Rittich draw in against teams that aren't Tampa Bay and we'll see then what the gap is.
When his last game was against a team that is pretty much an automatic loss for any club in the league right now on what was a poor 200ft effort by the team it's pretty hard to gauge anything.
But I suspect it's Smith yet again tomorrow so we won't know anything for a bit yet.
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The thing that makes me hesitate with Rittich is when the game is talked up like the SJ game, he came out flat. I don't know if he is trying to do more and it causes him to chase the puck rather than letting the game come to him, similar to Smith when he was struggling.
I think maybe he lost a little confidence and swagger and the team is probably trying to ensure there isn't a repeat of the stumble last year.
In regards to the entire argument on the goalie, I just want the team to win. I don't care who is in the net. It is all about right now, not October, November or December. Play whoever is the better goalie right now. If the coaches think that is Smith, then all the power to them. Looking at the record this year I am confident they they know what they are doing.