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Classic_Sniper · 03-03-2019, 10:37 AM

I hate that teams game plan around Mike Smith. It’s like getting stuck with the kid nobody wanted in gym class and everyone is just picking on him and there’s nothing you can do about it.

I still don’t understand this organization. We’ve seen what a great goaltender looks like (Kipper), we’ve seen what bad goaltenders look like (Hiller, Elliott), Bill Peters especially has seen what bad goaltending looks like with all his years in Carolina.

So why are these guys fighting for Smith so much? We didn’t draft him. We didn’t sign him to long term deal. He’s a UFA in a few months. The fans at the dome don’t like him. The team has seen bad goaltending long enough and should know better at this point. So why give him such a long leash while undermining your potential #1 in the future in Rittich.

Smith is done as a starter and it should be obvious by now. The bad goals are not going away, the giveaways behind the net are becoming more frequent and this kind of stuff in the playoffs cannot be tolerated. Rittich should be the starter for playoffs no ifs, ands or buts.

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03-03-2019, 10:37 AM	#1390
Classic_Sniper #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2008 Exp:	I hate that teams game plan around Mike Smith. It’s like getting stuck with the kid nobody wanted in gym class and everyone is just picking on him and there’s nothing you can do about it. I still don’t understand this organization. We’ve seen what a great goaltender looks like (Kipper), we’ve seen what bad goaltenders look like (Hiller, Elliott), Bill Peters especially has seen what bad goaltending looks like with all his years in Carolina. So why are these guys fighting for Smith so much? We didn’t draft him. We didn’t sign him to long term deal. He’s a UFA in a few months. The fans at the dome don’t like him. The team has seen bad goaltending long enough and should know better at this point. So why give him such a long leash while undermining your potential #1 in the future in Rittich. Smith is done as a starter and it should be obvious by now. The bad goals are not going away, the giveaways behind the net are becoming more frequent and this kind of stuff in the playoffs cannot be tolerated. Rittich should be the starter for playoffs no ifs, ands or buts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk