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Originally Posted by dino7c
Lets be real here...if the Flames don't win the division Smith is the biggest reason why
He blew a handful of games in the first half, far more than Rittich
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And if Tampa doesn't win the league...Vasilevskys injury will be the reason why...oh wait...
Over an 82 game season where the team won the majority of the games, a single player is not the reason. The flames lost some games because the 1st line has been a non factor the last 6 weeks. The flames lost some games because their goaltending was poor. The flames won some games where the offense was opportunistic and the flames won some games that each goalie stole. Picking individual games as the difference over an 82 game schedule and blaming those on the overall team average is more you looking for a scapegoat than anything.
Would the Flames be better if they had Fleury over Smith by 4-8 points? Probably...would they also be better with Stamkos over Neal by the same margin?...probably.