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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
...I just don’t see anything Smith has faced that was remotely like Tampa (who has scored 5+ in 22 of their last 41), in terms of offense and in terms of the Flames basically being destroyed by a greatly superior opponent.
Washington had to sit Ovechkin, and still got 4. Florida is not a good team. Arizona looked barely like a NHL team.
I think it’s arguably as simple as this. If Smith got the Tampa game, the stats aren’t close and there is no ‘controversy’
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Mike Smith stopped 31 of 32 shots at even strength vs Pittsburgh. How convenient of you to ignore that game. David Rittich stopped 18 of 22 in Tampa.
I don’t know if Smith would have fared much better vs the top team in the NHL, but I am certain that he was better in the Pittsburgh game than Rittich has played in his last two.
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