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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
This exactly. If Smith wasn't playing the majority of the games - then whatever - everyone has bad games. The worry I think most people have is that they want Smith to be the starter and they will force it in the playoffs and he'll do something like that yesterday's game and cost us a series.
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I understand why people are concerned, but it is unbelievable to me that the coaches would jeopardize the success of this season for the sake of one player’s feelings—which is something that I see here repeated with some frequency. I personally think the coaches’s preference boils down entirely to experience: Smith has it, Rittich does not yet. It’s a perfectly justifiable rationale, so long as both goalies appear to be playing near the same level.
I think the coaches deserve some benefit of doubt here. They have steered this ship to a wildly successful outcome so far—it seems reasonable to think that they will do what’s best when it matters the most.
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