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Originally Posted by Five-hole
I get everyone being nervous about Smith. Though he has played well he always seems prone to let in a softy. This team struggles to score in tight-checking games (thankfully the Avs are probably the best possible first round opponent in this respect), and one softy could mean game.
That said, he's been clearly better than Rittich for some time now, has more experience in general, and has playoff experience in particular.
Smith should absolutely get the start on Thursday, and he will.
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I am not really disagreeing with much in your post, but isn't this the very definition of "tight checking games"? Games in which there is no space and time for either team, and in which goals are in extremely short supply? I think it is fair to say that ALL teams struggle to score in tight checking games. This is not a problem that is unique to the Flames.