You can do whatever sophistry and mental gymnastics you want to try to convince yourselves that Smith is actually playing just as well as Rittich and Rittich hasn't proven he can carry the load and Peters has things just right.
The fact is if we rely on Smith, it will blow up in our face. Treliving has done a lot of great things as GM but he absolutely does not get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to goalies. He has failed there time after time after time. Peters also does not get benefit of the doubt on goalies. This organization's stubborn faith in Smith is misplaced just like our misplaced faith in Elliott caused our last playoff run to end prematurely.
I really hope the Flames do right by Rittich. He has a future. Smith does not. If we leave it to Treliving to go find another two goalies, I have no confidence whatsoever he does things right this time.
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