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Originally Posted by Ducay
The scariest part of the whole situation is the coaching staff have, on a number of occasions, decided to play Smith even when Rittich was starting and playing great. I could see them giving him Game 1 and 2 in the playoffs to see how he does.
Biggggg mistake.
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I do not find this accurate at all. Since Smith whiffed on the early season beach all as starter, I believe the Flames have followed a plan to manage the goaltenders to get both playing well, and keep them fresh and neither overused in preparation for the playoffs. I don't think there is really anything to indicate otherwise, considering what we know from the outside.
To say we won't seem Smith in the postseason would be a stretch though, but barring injury I expect the Flames would be in some kind of trouble already before we saw him.
Of course I am proved 100% wrong if Smith starts game 1, which definitely should not happen even if against his former team.
Edit - should have just let GreenLantern handle this!