Someone posted the stats in the pgt from Saturday on around page 17 with the details of sv% in close games (with score +\- 1 goal)
In those stats it shows that smith is the worse goalie all season.
I have been extremely vocal in my disdain for having smith in as our goalie since the offseason and my opinion hasn’t changed but I will say this:
We have 17 games remaining
Mostly against mediocre teams
Why not use smith to allow rittich to be as fresh as possible for the start of playoffs.
If rittich can regain some form, which he definitely did in his last couple starts, and can get back to being the starter by the time playoffs roll around I think it is better for everyone.
Smith cannot be our game 1 starter or else I feel like an Elliott esque collapse will be coming. Smith is not significantly better than any of the other starters or backups in the west, so even if we lose out and have to play Vegas, we are underdogs if he is the starter
Give smith ~7 games the rest of the way and 10 for rittich
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