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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
Frustrating game by Smith, he really blew it on Iginla night. But the lynch mob calling for Smith's head is so frustrating too. We need both Rittich and Smith to do well for us if we are to have a chance in the playoffs. It feels like there's posters out there who want Smith to fail so they can say "See?? Smith sucks!!! He should never play again!!! Put in Rittich!!!"
So let me ask: come playoff time, do you ride and die with Rittich? Hypothetical: If Rittich goes 1-3 in his first 4 games in the playoffs, do you put him back for game 5?
I personally wouldn't do either, so I'm REALLY cheering for Smith to get his act together so we have 2 decent goalies, as frustrating as it sometimes is.
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Most people are disappointed in the discrepancy in starts as of late. Smith getting the overwhelming majority makes no sense, and it indicates that they view him as the no 1. Which also makes no sense. Smith playing well is great when he does it but most of us do not trust him as the starter and are very sceptical of the teams seeming insistence to shoehorn him into that role.