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Originally Posted by Kasi
Have you seen Jones play this year? I don’t think Smith is much different from him. I think there is a bit too much armchair psychology with how posters view Smiths mental state. However I do agree Rittich is lower variation and with a team this good it might be more valuable to have a goalie who doesn’t lose games more than a goalie who steals games. And obviously Rittich has more of a future with this team so I’m hoping he seizes the starting job again. But until he actually outplays him again over a long stretch they’re likely going to keep splitting it 50/50.
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I’m not trying to dissect the mental state of Mike Smith, just that I see a goalie who lets mistakes compound after one occurs. He doesn’t seem to do a good job putting the error behind him and usually in his bad games he will have one really bad blunder and then a weak goal or two that may be excusable but aren’t after his first gaffe. I just have zero faith that smith has the composure to lead this team deep in the playoffs, he’s one of the least composed goalies I’ve seen on this team since I’ve been a fan.
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