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Originally Posted by AC
I really think it's situational. Especially against certain teams.
We heard it after the win in Toronto and the game at home vs the Islanders recently. Both teams credited Smith's puck playing ability as the reason they couldn't generate anything all game.
How did the Islanders adjust their strategy in New York last week? You'd think dumping the puck into the corner more, or trying to carry the puck in more often. It didn't feel like they accomplished much more when it came to chances though.
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Whatever you want to say about the stats and the analytics I think we can conclusively say that they're inconclusive so we're going to have to operate with different information.
Just look at the thread title.
Is Smith amazing? Is he hot garbage?
How about this? Has Mike Smith won or cost more games for the team this season? Someone can run through the games and do the math but I'd bet he's cost this team more games than hes stolen and ergo bled more points than hes earned.
At the end of the day, Wins and Points Earned are the most important analytic.