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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Flames fans should never have to apologize for their goaltender stealing any games post-Kipper.
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Flames fans should certainly never apologize for good goaltending, but there is also a far cry from getting an excellent performance from your goalie and that goalie actually "stealing" a game. Smith has been excellent, but the Flames won Game #1 on more merit than merely his terrific performance. I would say that Smith is doing his job, and that the Flames exerted their will in Game #1 in order to ensure the win. If anything, he almost stole Game #2 because the rest of the players didn't do what they are supposed to do.