[TheScorpion]

I'm far more confident in David Rittich. He should be starting the majority of games going forward. I don't share the feeling that management doesn't trust him, though -- he's still a relatively young guy for a goalie and yet they've given him the majority of the games. I think he'll get the lion's share going down the stretch and I'm confident he'll be the #1 in the playoffs.

Smith will be an adequate backup, I think -- he's still a better option than anyone else in the system, and we have to live with that and search for the positives in it. I'm a bigger fan than most of his puck-handling skills, but at the same time, he needs to pick his spots and come up clutch in certain situations. With Smith, there have been far too many instances of him giving up a backbreaker at the worst possible time.

Give Smith the game against Arizona -- he usually plays well against them. Give him New Jersey, give him Ottawa, give him L.A. And then give him to a different team next year, if he can get a contract.